- present participle of face.
facing
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Dalton Rushing is “pain-free” and close to facing live pitching, according to Roberts, but the catcher is “unlikely” to return to catching this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The backlash is a crisis for AI companies, which are facing bans or pauses on new projects in dozens of states and localities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Now, she says she is facing up to leaving once more.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The court heard that medics took extensive steps to reduce the risk facing the three-year-old and took his parent's beliefs into account as much as possible.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He confirmed their suspicion that the country was facing a major crisis.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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
Meanwhile the Army band passed in its gray uniforms with blue and white facings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Afternoon, drilled: for two hours, the loading of the guns, and for another two, exercises in the fields, facings, wheelings, evolutions.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
