come up against
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What I would say is that so many of my songs are about the impact and the friction of relationships — how we come up against ourselves and discover ourselves, or don’t.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
And you, my friend, have come up against a brick wall on the eve of your 73rd birthday, when your first RMD is due, and there’s no way around it.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
But they come up against a Patriots team who know how to win.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
These activists have, perhaps inadvertently, come up against some very well-connected people.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026
“We still should take the left road. I can feel it. If we come up against a Pecheneg ambush, we won’t be able to run while we’re carrying you, Håkon.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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