encounter
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Ideas to help you plan out the warm days ahead, from an alpaca encounter in Carpinteria to a glitzy sleepover in Coronado.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
His drones, Karas said, did not encounter much resistance from Russian air defences during recent missions.
From BBC • 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
But when Herzl finally met Rothschild at the family bank, the encounter quickly sank both men’s expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
She talked all the way up Highway 57, giving us advice about how to handle questions we might encounter about our adventures in Mexico.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing encounter
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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"Fears and Phobias," Vocabulary from the article
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Much Ado About Nothing
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