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encounter

[en-koun-ter] / ɛnˈkaʊn tər /
NOUN
brief or unexpected meeting
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Serna also criticized the deputy’s actions during the encounter, saying, “They randomly go into someone’s house and do whatever they want.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Lula, 80, and Trump, 79, are ideological opposites who have had a rocky relationship, and their meeting Thursday will be only their second official encounter since they held talks in Malaysia last year.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The story of how they finally settled in Apam is remembered through an encounter in the forest.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Their best-of-33 encounter resumes on Friday at 10:00 BST, with the remaining last-four match, between China's Wu Yize and Northern Ireland's Mark Allen, starting at 19:00 on Thursday.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Tal won the fourth and final encounter, and with it the tournament.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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