Example Sentences

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And by acquiring Kenvue, Hsu would take on the challenges that have been confronting the company, which was spun out of Johnson & Johnson in 2023 and became an activist target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

I believe in standing up against such evil I have been confronting danger since I was deprogrammed from the Moonies 48 years ago.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024

Institutions such as Harvard University and the Bank of England have been confronting their historical ties to the slave trade, although neither has endorsed direct financial reparations.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

But businesses also have been confronting an array of challenges, from decades-high inflation to the evolving consequences of the war in Ukraine.

From Washington Post • May 23, 2022

But the story is perfectly timed for a moment when, through the stresses and disruptions of the pandemic, workers have been confronting what they’re asked to give of themselves for a paycheck.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022