confront
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"What is the US Navy going to do? They're not going to confront Chinese, Indian and Pakistani merchant ships" loading in Iranian ports, he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
That’s right, and it also forces him to confront those harms head on.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
“The longer energy prices remain elevated, the more households will need to confront tradeoffs,” said Philip N. Jefferson, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, at a recent lecture.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
By helping patients confront their trauma, she developed a way to give them power over it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
That was the Adams pattern: first to deny his political ambitions, much like Jefferson; then to confront them, feel guilty about them, fidget over them; then grudgingly admit they were part of who he was.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing confront
The Bill of Rights
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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Twelve Days in May
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