as in confronts
to approach and speak to (someone) often in an angry, aggressive, or unwanted way
He was accosted by peddlers selling touristy trinkets on the street. She was so famous that people would accost her on the street and ask for an autograph.
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In one clip, Trump confronts Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, in the Oval Office during his first term.—
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Kim follows Folt — who joined USC’s faculty in July after six years at the helm — and confronts challenging terrain at USC and in higher education.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Classic, with a hint of old-school glamour—that’s how Amal Clooney approaches her beauty looks.—
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Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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As Super Bowl Sunday approaches--the second biggest food consumption day of the year--tons of people will ask AI for party recipes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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