All 3 Uses
confront
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- There were also dangers, but in a summer-long series of simple, effective lessons, Sasha taught the boy that preparation, knowledge, and discipline can deal with any form of danger; that danger confronted properly is not something a man must fear.†
Chpt 3. *
- Ivanov found himself confronted with a Slavic language expert whose Russian was marred by a horrendous accent.†
Chpt 16.
- To the fury of the embassy officials, four men made this decision, one recanting after a confrontation with the naval attaché.†
Chpt 16.confrontation = an argument or a hostile situation
Definitions:
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(1)
(confront) to deal directly with an unpleasant situation or person
or:
to challenge someone -- often by presenting evidence - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)