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face

[feys] / feɪs /








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He now worries about Óscar, who looks just like Pancho, with his thin build and oval face.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

A growing number of cities and counties, including Austin, have canceled their Flock contracts in the face of residents’ privacy concerns.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

The health minister has urged residents in affected areas to stay indoors and wear face masks to protect against respiratory, eye, and skin risks.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Mao's face is printed on banknotes, his portrait overlooks Tiananmen Square, and his body is preserved in a mausoleum.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

And on the rare occasion that I do see a Black face, there’s an unmistakable sense of relief.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Many of the same well-known faces have been bandied about for months, if not years.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The faces change because the network’s stars are interchangeable.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Expect to see some fresh faces around Hogwarts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The team selected highly elastic yarns and used a knitting method called plating, which places different yarns on opposite faces of the textile.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Both men are big, with taut, dark faces.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Nepali rescuers faced challenging conditions on Sunday as search operations after catastrophic floods entered a 12th day, buoyed by the extraordinary rescues of four survivors.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

It seemed that many of these newly arrived Afghans faced some level of PTSD.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

At airports across Europe, passengers expecting to fly into London also faced long waits and uncertainty.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Young men, faced with a choice to strive and suffer on behalf of teammates, build virtue not chiefly through deliberation but through action.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Because she took his hand and faced off against Lola.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“Data centers play an important role in our economy and national security, but Central Valley families are already facing high electric bills and concerns about our water supply,” Valadao said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

King Haakon assumes his role at a difficult time, with the Norwegian royal family facing scandals this year.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The union has accused De Beers management of attempting to portray the mine closure “as a sudden and unavoidable crisis,” when it has been aware for some time of the challenges facing the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Plants facing both a warming climate and rapidly declining pollinator populations may be pulled in competing evolutionary directions.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

He was facing his desk, where he’d dumped the contents of his backpack after school, before they’d gone to see Mr. Reardon.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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