encounters
Example Sentences
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Planning for those encounters began years in advance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
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
The shopping excursion was the first of many encounters between my grandfather and this man, who would become a mentor, teacher, and friend to him.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
