come up against
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“I have repeatedly come up against reviewers basically saying, ‘natural fibers aren’t an issue,’ but with no evidence to say that,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
England will not face one of the top 10 unless they come up against Argentina in the potential semi-final.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
The hand seemed to come up against gravity, against his will.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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