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This is the biggest of 10 lagoons in a mega-city that is facing an acute housing crisis - and where life is becoming increasingly expensive, pushing more people to the margins of society.

From BBC

Established by Congress in 1990, the government can grant temporary legal immigration status to people from countries facing war or disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was facing forward on the log, but the current was “bucking chaotically up and down.”

From Literature

Outside Venezuela, the company enticed investors by presenting itself as a platform for helping everyday Latin Americans facing hyperinflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

We travel to a bleak tented camp on barren land on the edge of the city, where we see the reality of what Rasheed says is the biggest challenge facing Syrian women now.

From BBC