contend with
Example Sentences
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Executives have separately had to contend with a rapid rise in costs for the tokens used for AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She broke to go 4-3 up, before safely seeing out the rest of the match, with Osaka unable to contend with her opponent's deep groundstrokes.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“These three very big things to contend with — they’re perfectly placed for yields to rise and for certain currencies to weaken.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
The 1994 case about the internment of Japanese American citizens is still relevant today as the Supreme Court has failed to fully contend with its legacy.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
And now there was something else to contend with, something that to Don’s way of thinking was disappointing but somehow inevitable.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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