encounter
Example Sentences
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Previous attempts to eliminate the country's cherished fuel subsidies have however encountered stiff resistance.
From Barron's
“I found out really quick that I loved being a part of moments where people were encountering the same hope and faith that I encountered in my room alone,” Wickham said of songwriting and performing.
From Los Angeles Times
A church, he begins, is “the place where humanity encounters God,” a “somewhere.”
But this time, I was struck by the feeling that our brief encounter was different.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite their potential for destruction, these explosive encounters remain poorly understood.
From Science Daily
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