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That does not mean we should ignore sources of tension. Indeed, it suggests the opposite: we must face these tensions squarely.

A book fell from the shelf and landed squarely on its face.

Tom threw a pillow at Mary and the pillow hit her squarely in the face.

So the answer cannot be a simple rejection of global integration. Instead, we must work together to make sure the benefits of such integration are broadly shared, and that the disruptions—economic, political, and cultural—that are caused by integration are squarely addressed.

"The revisions finalized with this rule-making fit squarely within the president’s mandate of easing the regulatory burden on the American public without sacrificing our species' protection and recovery goals," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said last week.

Yanni put the finger of blame squarely at Skura.

This is squarely within your control.

Ziri aimed the barrel squarely at Rima's head.

“I stand squarely behind my decision,” he said, adding that he would not “shrink from my share of responsibility for where we are today.”

Conoco on Monday announced a $9.7 billion all-stock takeover of Concho Resources (CXO), a fracker squarely focused on the Permian Basin, the massive West Texas oilfield at the heart of the shale revolution.