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in the face of

  1. When confronted with, as in It is hard for brokers to be cheerful in the face of a falling stock market . [Late 1800s]

  2. Despite the opposition of, notwithstanding, as in In the face of published statistics, they insist there is no flu epidemic . [Early 1800s] Also see fly in the face of .



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He told Salon that in the face of the Trump administration's "brazenness" and how it "emboldens Ohio politicians," he struggles to empathize with the few Trump voters who may be regretful.

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In the face of what she called a "crumbling" democracy, she also made an appeal to Trump voters.

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These friendships were broken up by violence, censored in films or simply abandoned by women themselves in the face of the dominant patriarchal norms.

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The moratorium was slated to expire Jan. 1, a date Biden set before his plan stalled in the face of legal challenges from conservative opponents.

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In Europe, for example, a primary consideration for some might be finding ways to reinvigorate and make relevant the mission of the Church in the face of shrinking congregations, whereas elsewhere - in African or Asian countries - concerns may revolve around social issues, poverty and conflict resolution.

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