encounter
Example Sentences
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After the jarring encounter, Carpenter’s security team combed through security tapes and discovered Applegate had been coming around for more than a month, according to the court request.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The electrical field created by the device’s magnetic technology is exponentially greater than anything a shark would encounter naturally, so they instinctively avoid it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Edwards represents a woman who has made an allegation against Mountbatten-Windsor about an encounter at the former prince's home Royal Lodge in 2010, before he had invited her to Buckingham Palace for tea.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
To help locate and protect similar nesting sites, Danforth and his colleagues have launched a global citizen science initiative encouraging people to report ground nesting bee aggregations they encounter.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Regardless of the type of encounter, the basic music elements play a significant role in how children respond to music.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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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