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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Restaurant bosses were also forced to contend with high inflation pushing up wholesale costs, with rising prices also forcing many diners to eat at home to save money.
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Traders have to contend with rapidly changing tariffs, mixed economic signals, uncertainty over rates and now an escalating conflict in the Middle East.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
Prince William and Kate Middleton have had to contend with their share of them lately, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle routinely do, as well.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 22 June 2025
Until then, soccer will have to contend with Mother Nature.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Traders have to contend with rapidly changing tariffs, mixed economic signals, uncertainty over rates and now an escalating conflict in the Middle East.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
Prince William and Kate Middleton have had to contend with their share of them lately, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle routinely do, as well.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 22 June 2025
Until then, soccer will have to contend with Mother Nature.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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