encounter
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A California couple attacked by a bear outside their eastern Sierra Nevada home have survived the encounter after fighting off the animal with a water bottle and a hatchet, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
She now believes she dissociated during the encounter and there was a "massive power imbalance", she said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The classic tale of someone who acted after an everyday encounter comes from Joe Kennedy, patriarch of the political dynasty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
One can, on the internet, even encounter trolls akin to the golem versions of real people that we see in the film.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
She didn’t hit it, but she frightened it enough that it lumbered away and she survived the encounter undamaged.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing encounter
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Much Ado About Nothing
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