encounter

You will likely encounter it only as a rumor from the deepest bowels of the world’s top intelligence establishments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

That was an odd thing to encounter because I was 22, and I was not ready for it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

However, by the time the encounter with Fabian Hurzeler's side arrived, the striker had already told the club of his intention to quit and had left the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

If this is your first encounter with Kaczynski, the movie hands you a clean origin story and calls it a day.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Regardless of the type of encounter, the basic music elements play a significant role in how children respond to music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Far from a predatory pattern of a serial abuser, Cohen characterized the encounters as ham-fisted and occasionally tone deaf bumblings of a “creep” with limited social skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But while the comet itself is a rare visitor, the Earth encounters material left behind by it twice a year, resulting in the Eta Aquariid meteor shower in May and the Orionids in October.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The surface of our planet has a finite area, yet someone traveling along that surface never encounters a boundary where the ground suddenly ends.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

According to Fish and Wildlife, black bear encounters resulting in human injury are rare in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

After its path is further changed by gravitational encounters with Jupiter or Saturn, it tends to find itself, once every century or so, careering toward the inner solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The team encountered other problems, including that some of their allegations fell outside the five-year statute of limitations and had no clear link to South Florida, people familiar with it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

He said he had encountered people willing to compromise, but others who found it more difficult.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Sharpton says some legal residents he encountered around Cleveland feared being "snatched up and deported."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

About a century ago, archaeologists excavating pottery fragments around Tampa Bay encountered something puzzling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Have you ever encountered a polar bear in town?”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

"Despite suffering life-threatening injuries, within moments of encountering the armed suspect, Constable Smith exited his vehicle and engaged the attacker," Rodd said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Runners up in the competition included videos of a roundworm encountering a single-celled organism and microscopic jellyfish larvae suspended in droplets of water.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Attackers are “already moving at machine speed,” and they’re encountering a patchwork of protections, Antova reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Students’ biggest fear on “solo” used to be encountering bears, but now it’s being alone with their thoughts, said Bruce Brough, a longtime faculty member.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

A corresponding example within Eurasia involved the eastern limit of Fertile Crescent crops, which spread rapidly westward to the Atlantic Ocean and eastward to the Indus Valley without encountering a major barrier.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond