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Example Sentences

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Faced with a painful, often traumatic history of policies that have targeted generations of Aboriginal communities and their children, navigating the aftermath of this tragedy is fraught with sensitivities.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Faced with a crisis it could not control, Seoul adjusted to the world as it existed rather than waiting for the world to fix itself.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Faced with the choice of whether to continue enduring the American naval blockade, or to escalate, they have decided to escalate, though still stopping short of a full-blown war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Faced with dramatic federal funding cuts, the county supervisors are putting a half-cent sales tax on the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Faced with no crisis of action and with nothing to prevent them from continuing their life in the warren as before, the rabbits were nevertheless overcome by the conviction that their luck was gone.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams