encountering

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Using Bayer's textbook comparison, imagine learning medicine from an introductory text and then encountering a rare disease that closely resembles a common condition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The setup emerged after the stock failed to break above a bullish ascending triangle in late February, encountering resistance near the $125 level on three separate occasions.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Jonathan Lees, a debt adviser with the charity, said its frontline workers who took up to 80 calls a day were increasingly encountering people in acute distress.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

And Nick Jensen’s distemper-and-oil canvases at Tara Downs feel like encountering a Degas in a dream, which begins to rapidly dissolve as we wake up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

I made it to the second floor without encountering anyone, then continued even lower still.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros