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facing

noun as in an architectural finish

noun as in finish for dress goods

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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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A year ago, I wrote about facing TikTok-inspired disability harassment from school kids who shouted "Timmy" at me outside my local train station.

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We have a rapidly aging population, a declining birthrate and a care-giving workforce that is burning out and increasingly facing deportation.

The city is facing a projected budget deficit of $1.15 billion for the coming year and has some $53 billion in pension debt, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.

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

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