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encounter

[en-koun-ter] / ɛnˈkaʊn tər /
NOUN
brief or unexpected meeting
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The on-course form looked to be following the rankings as Whaley slipped two down after the opening 18 holes in Sunday's 36-hole encounter.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

You have to ask, “what are we doing to the planet and does that mean we will encounter more diseases?” said Janet Foley, a disease ecologist at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The tests were designed to verify that the company's sensors remain accurate across the temperature extremes they could encounter during descent to the lunar surface.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Ben Chen, 63, fondly recalls an encounter with mainland-Chinese classmates in Alaska in the late 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

But what if he was to encounter some danger along the way in this unknown territory?

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Set in Hawaii, “Ghost Market” will follow a young content creator named Kyle who encounters hungry ghosts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

"Everyone's had those relationships and encounters," she added.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Civilian video has also played a significant role in challenging official accounts of other controversial immigration enforcement encounters.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

They also wore sensors that automatically measured when they were physically close to other team members and how long those encounters lasted.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

As far as I knew, no riddles were involved in mythological encounters with lamassu, but there was probably some extremely high level taarofing.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

The deep snows encountered 20 years ago are becoming rarer and Greater Prespa Lake is shrinking.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He is an amalgamation of several people the real Bourdain encountered in kitchens with an added layer of soulfulness that Banderas fully embodies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

It was on this second outing that the teens encountered Byrd and Roberts.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Kusman was hired as a labourer on the Cavustepe excavations after his military service in the 1960s and there encountered his first stele.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

In seeking these articles, I encountered the beads of a pearl necklace Mr. Rochester had forced me to accept a few days ago.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

In reality, Leavitt is without a doubt the worst White House press secretary that I’ve ever had the displeasure of encountering since the day I first met Larry Speakes during the Reagan administration.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

According to the lawsuit, Walker began filming immigration agents in late March, after encountering a woman being detained in the San Francisco airport.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Whenever we watch a silent film, it is helpful to remember that we are encountering an extraordinary survivor, for the vast majority of them are lost forever.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Categorised services must have systems in place to prevent users from encountering fraudulent ads and swiftly remove reported content.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

I was not walking down a beach and encountering a stranger.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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