faced with (something)

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faced with (something)

1. Forced to handle, deal with, or confront something. My meditation practice definitely helps me whenever I'm faced with a stressful situation at work. Faced with mounting pressure from activists, the government finally agreed to reverse its controversial policy.

2. Shown direct evidence of something. A man faced with incontrovertible evidence of his wrongdoing will still often try to find ways out of accepting responsibility for it. When I looked through her phone, I was faced with proof that the affair had been going on for months.

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I am fascinated by this experience and decided to ask myself the same question: "why not me?" I wish everyone would ask themselves this question when they are faced with something they find morally wrong and wish to see changed.

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Habits of mind are the brainchild of Prof Costa, who believes in the ability of children to act intelligently when faced with something to which they are not normally familiar.

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"However, until we are faced with something concrete, then we would have to react to that in any positive way we could.