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Confronted by what the authors call “unrelenting brutality,” when given the chance—for example, after the British riposted in the South from late 1778—this beleaguered minority readily retaliated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Confronted with his realistic, blinking, speaking face, she felt “scared … like a little child again.”

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Confronted with a photo showing them together at a party, he denied that he even knew her.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2024

Confronted with such cases before the discovery of autoimmune encephalitis, psychiatrists often prescribed antipsychotics such as chlorpromazine or haloperidol.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024

Confronted by the most vital intellectual currents of the time, his genius was immediately recognized by his teachers—one of whom introduced the young man to the dangerous mysteries of the Co- pernican hypothesis.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan