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For pest control, however, the same behavior could become an advantage if it helps a treatment reach termites that never directly encounter treated wood.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Then it became the latest U.S. company to encounter the buzzsaw of Chinese competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Tarlov describes the encounter in her new book “I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends,” out Sept. 15.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Previewing Sunday's derby encounter, Celtic great Scott Brown explained the importance of a fast start in this fixture.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

It made me feel as though my encounter with Frankie’s crew hadn’t been some freak accident, but predestined.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

They become important when the immune system encounters red blood cells carrying an antigen it recognizes as foreign, particularly during transfusion or pregnancy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

He frequently encounters locked doors, obstacles and empty spaces that he has to explore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

"For a large chunk of the film's runtime, the answer is a resounding yes," wrote reviewer Jordan Bassett, who said Bryan's encounters become repetitive as the film wears on.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

There have been around 1,300 shark incidents around Australia since 1791, of which more than 260 resulted in death, according to a database of their encounters with humans.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

He had wasted precious reserves in unnecessary talk and encounters.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

“My lines tell the story of my life, of people encountered along the path, people I loved, and found and even lost.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Even more strikingly, groups in which only 5 percent of the termites had initially encountered bistrifluron eventually reached 100 percent mortality by day 90.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

In earlier efforts to signal immune responses in plants, scientists had encountered a big problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Birmingham-based content creator GB Street Stories has also encountered and filmed riders in the city.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

When Kearney heard the gunshots, he ran to the door of the ladies' waiting room, where he encountered Guiteau trying to leave.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Students’ biggest fear on “solo” used to be encountering bears, but now it’s being alone with their thoughts, said Bruce Brough, a longtime faculty member.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Last year, Michael Johnson's inaugural Grand Slam Track league attempted to maintain focus on the sport following Paris 2024 while offering lucrative prize money, but ended after encountering serious financial issues.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

He’s streamlined the drama to an hour and 40 minutes and cut and combined some characters, though he promises that audiences will be encountering “the whole play.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

She says she finds herself encountering authorities more often in Hong Kong than in mainland China.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

At first Rondon resisted, figuring that they were out of the hills, so the chance of encountering impassable rapids was unlikely.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple