never meeting

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Magician John Henry Anderson died in 1874, the same year Harry Houdini was born - yet despite the two never meeting, Anderson was reputedly among the legendary escapologist's greatest inspirations.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

As 2023 looms, I’m reminded of the old saying about never meeting your heroes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2022

You start out separated from your family as so many of us have been since 2020 and continue to be: delaying weddings, missing reunions, leaving offices, never meeting new friends.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022

He tries to calm weeping family members from afar, never meeting them in person.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021

His voice is high and squeaky, and if I thought Sandy Sanders looked nervous before, never meeting anyone’s eye and talking way too much, he looks downright terrified now.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender