contend with
phrasal verb
contended with; contending with; contends with
: to deal with (something difficult or unpleasant)
Customers should not have to contend with the problems caused by these delays.
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Both missteps reflected a broader unwillingness to contend with tradeoffs in economic policy and allowed Trump to ride a wave of discontent back into the White House.
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Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
The brazen theft occurred at a time when shoppers across the nation are contending with empty shelves where eggs should be and higher prices.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The resilient job market is contending with an ongoing pullback in hiring (keeping people on the sidelines for longer), a still-high interest rate environment, and now a cadre of sweeping policy actions from the White House.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
All of them were contending with the worst engineering crisis of their lives.
—Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
The brazen theft occurred at a time when shoppers across the nation are contending with empty shelves where eggs should be and higher prices.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The resilient job market is contending with an ongoing pullback in hiring (keeping people on the sidelines for longer), a still-high interest rate environment, and now a cadre of sweeping policy actions from the White House.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
All of them were contending with the worst engineering crisis of their lives.
—Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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