encounters
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Other possible explanations for asteroid activity include rotational breakup, gravitational tidal forces during close planetary encounters and the release of trapped gases.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
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
Department policy requires officers to record most public encounters; the officers were accused of turning off their body cameras during critical moments — suggesting they may have been trying to conceal their activities.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
It could touch on patriotism, celebrations, encounters with the police—and more somber investigations of that thing called love.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
After what felt like an eternity of pushing and shoving and enough up-close-and-personal encounters with body odor to last a lifetime, I was finally outside in the mercifully fresh air.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
