Faced
Faced adjective - Having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination.
Both words in one sentence
- Death by Despair: According to the town doctor Willy's grandfather is close to this, having lost the will to live when faced with the prospect of losing his farm over a hefty tax fine.
Source: Literature / Stone Fox - The band faced financial mismanagement and heavy taxation in England by 1978, and had to enter tax exile in France while the group's lawyers settled the management situation and recovered the band's uninvested money.
Source: Money, Dear Boy - Following The Joker's discovery that most of the money is counterfeit and being unwilling to admit in public to being tricked, The Joker is faced with a huge inheritance tax bill and so burns the counterfeit money in the fireplace for warmth because he can't afford to pay for heating.
Source: Forgot to Pay the Bill
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