- present participle of face.
facing
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Paramount was facing the prospect of paying $650 million a quarter in ticking fees to Warner shareholders if the deal didn’t close by the end of September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
England international Lauren Hemp, who has been in electric form, said their draws in Europe were "not our standard" despite facing tough opposition.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She is among an increasing number of Ukrainian passengers facing disruption and long delays, as air raid alerts trigger emergency evacuations far from the battlegrounds of the east.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
But their so-called closed models that currently dominate the market are facing growing competition from open-weight models, largely from Chinese developers including DeepSeek and Moonshot.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Squint was sitting on his stool at the cliffside above the Cold, Cold Ocean, facing the empty square on his easel, and there was an iceberg behind it, far in the distance.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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The wooden bleachers and facings from those days still remain within the shell of a modern building.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
In exchange for room and board, he studied how to create stone facings for houses; the work entailed learning how to collect appropriate rocks and then fit them into the available spaces.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2017
Its impressive exterior features a Canadian-limestone façade and details such as copper roof lines, copper window facings, three-foot eaves, and stone walls.
From Architectural Digest ● Sep. 12, 2014
Parts slip off, and plastic or ceramic facings just don't want to stay in place.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The scarlet tunic, with its pale blue facings, the white crossbands on his chest, the white breeches, made him feel like a different person.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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