contend with
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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Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 16 May 2026
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And with boomers themselves drinking less wine, the industry is contending with a shrinking pool of customers.
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Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Heated Rivalry, while still contending with the strict heteronormative and masculine nature attributed to hockey culture, builds a romance between Shane and Ilya that is neither sidelined nor simplified.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 May 2026
And with boomers themselves drinking less wine, the industry is contending with a shrinking pool of customers.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
Season 2 goes beyond the source material, as Crowley and Aziraphale contend with an amnesiac angel Gabriel (Jon Hamm), matchmaking for some humans and their own romantic feelings for each other.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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