in the face of
Example Sentences
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The result is that central banks sometimes wait too long to raise or cut interest rates in the face of price changes in the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The despair and hopelessness are a response to feeling powerless in the face of injustice and watching long-standing norms be routinely broken.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
As long as companies continue to post solid gains in revenue and earnings, even in the face of many macro worries, then the prudent call is to stay in the market.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
In the past, the Pope has likened today's need for safeguards to protect people in the face of AI developments to those that were needed to ensure human dignity during the industrial revolution.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Mr. Dussel was speechless in the face of such ingenuity, and could do nothing but gaze around in surprise as he explored the rest of our lovely and ultrapractical Annex.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
