encounter
Example Sentences
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President Sheinbaum has assured visiting fans that they will encounter "conditions of security" in the country.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Her first encounter with Panahi may have been strained, but in time they bonded while absorbing constant terrible news from Iran.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is preparing for a close encounter with Mars that will help send it deeper into the solar system on its way to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
In his message, he assured the people of Tenerife: “You will not encounter them. Your families will not encounter them.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The buildings rolled by as I pulled my hair around and combed my fingers through it, wondering at the peculiar little encounter with Russell.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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