encounters

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A spate of bear encounters, including at hot spring resorts and in supermarkets last year, sparked alarm, with the government deploying troops to help hunt and trap them.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

From courtroom standoffs to tense encounters with highway robbers, hats in early modern England carried far more meaning than simple fashion.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

The childhood bunk bed was a technicolour dreamcoat of late-night results, felt tip pen scribbled on the oak-stained frame a record of who was winning the ultimate, never-ending championship of brotherly video game encounters.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Far from benign, some experts say the videos can skew how people view and even interact with wildlife — potentially leading to perilous encounters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Important men who might have expected from Eisman some sign of deference or respect, on the other hand, often came away from encounters with him shocked and outraged.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis