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confront

[kuhn-fruhnt] / kənˈfrʌnt /


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The Himalayan nation has limited resources to confront destruction on such a scale, and the disaster is stark warning of the dangerous fragility of its mountain environment in a rapidly heating world.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

“It has required me to confront and own my mistakes fully — to the Lord, to myself, to my family, and now to the public.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

It was easier to avoid the water than to confront something that had frightened me since childhood.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

But this trend must force public health leaders to confront what a communication failure looks like when well-meaning but blunt advice stops being heard and heeded and more sympathetic, appealing messages take hold.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

I need to confront him and it needs to be in public.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Carl Wilson reviews “Lost Weekend” and the ways it confronts grief, new love, and sudden fame.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Richemont reported an acceleration in sales growth for its most recent quarter at a time when the luxury industry confronts challenging market conditions due to economic and geopolitical instability.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

In “Exit the King,” he confronts the insupportable reality of death with the same madcap delirium of his better known works, such as “The Bald Soprano,” “The Chairs” and “Rhinoceros.”

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

But it is also now true that the arithmetic and sentiment the prime minister confronts are bleak and getting darker.

From BBC May 12, 2026

After Brandon can no longer deny that he is the one in the tape, his friend Justin confronts him with the theory that he orchestrated the whole episode as an elaborate subterfuge.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

She also confronted the practical consequences of putting a new federal voting regime into place weeks before an election.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

It wasn't until 2022 when she had grief counselling that she confronted what had happened.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

But once she’s confronted by spectral figures in her nightmares, she starts to wonder if something supernatural is going on.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

But when confronted with these headlines in August, the energy market barely flinched.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

When Harrison and Hoving and the Greek experts first confronted the kouros, they experienced waves of repulsion and words popping into their heads, and Harrison blurted out, “I’m sorry to hear that.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

The software giant is confronting the AI tide by shaking itself up before someone else does.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

That’s the mindset Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is now confronting as he faces an all-out trade war with Trump.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

The show follows five New York housemates confronting their newfound adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Footage played during the trial showed Glover confronting officers, filming them on his phone.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

I was to play Christina, a young married woman confronting her mother-in-law.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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