come up against
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In fact, it would be no surprise if the Azerbaijani champions were by some distance the weakest of the eight league stage opponents Michael Carrick's side will come up against.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Barcola has come up against numerous English clubs during his time at PSG.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
"They thought they already knew what they were going to find here, and they have come up against reality," he told AFP, saying some migrants told him they were returning "because they had no food".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“For a lot of guys, balding is the first thing they come up against where they really don’t have any control.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
But then, he felt his foot come up against something in the grass.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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