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face with

Idioms  
  1. Confront, as in When he was faced with the evidence, he admitted it. [Late 1500s]


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“Seeing that face with all the cables and all the wires and all the things going on, it just kind of encompasses all of it and takes it right back,” he said.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

In other footage, rescue workers wiped the boy's face with tissues and tucked him in with a blanket in an ambulance.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Its chic leather case opened like a compact mirror, revealing a silver face with Roman numerals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

"I pray to God every day that I will see her, let me just come face to face with her," he says.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Mother and I tend to him, washing his face with cool water, and Isaac and Jacob sit by his side, praying.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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