in the face of

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in the face of

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  1. When confronted with. in the face of growing pressure, the company changed its logo
  2. Despite; against; contrary to. They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data.
  3. archaic On the face of.

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@misc{in_the_face_of_2026,
  title = {in the face of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20face%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}