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facing

noun as in an architectural finish

noun as in finish for dress goods

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They illuminate Australia's ancient past -- and they can also inform strategies to protect vulnerable species facing rapid environmental change today.

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The BBC is regularly used as political football, with the organisation facing flak for how it chooses to cover issues from climate change to Brexit.

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Aaron Hickey had played 77 minutes in almost two years before facing Denmark.

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It is Itoje's first time facing New Zealand as captain, but he played every minute of last year's three meetings.

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Universities including Columbia, Brown and Cornell agreed to pay the government hundreds of millions to atone for alleged violations similar to the ones facing UCLA.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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