come up against

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But after losing 1-0 to Japan, the world's 18th-ranked side, at Wembley in England's last match before Tuchel names his World Cup squad, questions about whether the Three Lions struggle when they come up against elite nations are being asked.

From BBC

And you, my friend, have come up against a brick wall on the eve of your 73rd birthday, when your first RMD is due, and there’s no way around it.

From MarketWatch

While just over one in 10 train drivers are women, the Birmingham resident said she had not come up against any negativity about being in the minority.

From BBC

"Sooner or later, we'll end up in a situation where our strike UGV will come up against their strike UGV on the battlefield. Robot wars may sound like science fiction, but there's nothing sci-fi about the battlefield. It's our reality," he says.

From BBC

It weaves the tale of a solitary artist whose dreams come up against the hard walls of reality -- effectively the life story of the lead performer Colombian dancer Oscar Chacon who joined BBL in 2004 and has performed its entire repertoire.

From Barron's