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encountered

adjective as in undergone

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The mother and child, who have asked to remain anonymous, were making the half-mile journey home from football training on Thursday evening when they encountered the man.

From BBC

The Proposition 187 narrative convinced party leaders nationwide that Latinos would become a bedrock voting bloc as the racism they encountered in other parts of the country drove them toward Democrats.

Earl McGrath, a cultural gadabout who had first encountered Babitz sharing a bed with the road manager for the Mamas and the Papas, brought her to Didion’s Franklin Avenue home in 1967 for one of her legendary parties.

And they have just encountered the strongest confirmation they could possibly get of their own understanding of Trump’s cosmic purpose.

From Slate

“If they’re encountered, they are going to be taken into custody,” he said.

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