encounter
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The US leader has since changed his tone and during their last encounter in Turkey earlier this month, he offered words of encouragement, saying he had done "an amazing job".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Many, struggling with social anxieties great or small, will seek assistance ahead of a face-to-face encounter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
These locations often involve an encounter with atmospheres that feel emotionally, symbolically or existentially charged.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Last week, the Writers Guild of America separately filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the merger, alleging that writers would encounter less work and lower pay should Paramount buy Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“We’ve survived our first encounter in the Eloko.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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"More encounters mean more footage of raccoons being funny and in today's fast-moving, saturated feeds, that footage can become a meme almost instantly."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was what a competent law enforcement organization should do after repeated fatal encounters.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The best encounters with classic literature—with Tolstoy, with Proust—forego line-by-line analysis or politically motivated allegory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
He first encounters Fricker’s odd character in Central Park, dressed in oversized, dirty clothing with city birds resting on her head and shoulders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He knew every major and minor detail in Boaz’s life, from his particularly harrowing ghost encounters to his latest film obsession.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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After studying terrestrial wildlife, he visited coastal fishing communities in 2018 and encountered what scientists describe as one of the world's least-known conservation crises.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
What’s more depressing is that a research biologist interviewed by KING-TV, Seattle’s NBC affiliate, stated that the beached whales people have encountered likely represent only a quarter to a fifth of the total death toll.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
“When our deputies arrived, they encountered a life-threatening emergency and acted without hesitation to save a man’s life,” Bartlett said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Down the block, at Anita Gelato, an international chain founded in 1998 that now also has a devout fro-yo following, I encountered another line of people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Then they encountered a new obstacle:’ a wall of ice.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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"When encountering disaster-related information from an unknown source, approach it with scepticism and rely on official announcements," Gao Kai from the Ningbo Public Security Bureau said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
According to the lawsuit, Walker began filming immigration agents in late March, after encountering a woman being detained in the San Francisco airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
But Kenya’s effort to modernize the system is encountering teething problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Some commuters and bystanders documented encountering the group on public transit and in busy pedestrian areas, with social media posts describing confusion and unease during what was otherwise a heavily trafficked holiday weekend.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
For the first time since encountering Vera, Bodega acknowledged my existence.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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