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The town faced a basic challenge: where to find enough workers to meet a surge in demand for weapons?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Rice faced her old teammates Lauren Betts and Angela Dugalic with the Washington Mystics in the franchise’s first game on May 8, and the trio hugged at center court in Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

That same year, Russia's Manizha performed a song about the pressures faced by women and women's emancipation, which stirred controversy in her home country.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Mayor Muriel Bowser faced visible student pushback during her remarks, underscoring how even ceremonial addresses can become sites of political expression and disagreement.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Sitting on the couch, Tamika faced a stack of papers alongside a tower of envelopes on the living room table.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas