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experience

[ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ɪkˈspɪər i əns /




Usage

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The verb experience implies being affected by what one meets with: to experience a change of heart, bitter disappointment. Undergo usually refers to the bearing or enduring of something hard, difficult, disagreeable, or dangerous: to undergo severe hardships, an operation.

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The Central Lowlands could also experience periods of disruption as strong winds funnel through the region.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Central Lowlands could also experience disruption as strong winds funnel through the region.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Pattie Gray, 66, who chairs the county Republican Party and watched Braun stump at the train depot, said Braun’s legislative and military experience made her view him as a “natural fit” for the seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Until we can applaud the performer’s return to the stage, attending a vinyl bar’s listening session for “Fudge” is about as close to that elating experience as a person can get for now.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

I want to do something, experience more than silence and sore bones on a slow-moving wagon.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Her family and experiences are integral to her act and essential to strengthening those ties.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

I’ve published books with all of the big 5 houses and comparing those experiences to the Counterpoint experience, the Dan experience, is like comparing an AI-generated metaphor, to, well, this one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Social media offers another source of information, allowing researchers to identify recurring experiences that might otherwise escape attention.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ground yourself - use strong sensory experiences such as holding an ice cube or tasting something sour or spicy.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

As we saw in Chapter 3, the very concept of discovery depended on the conviction that there could be new experiences, unlike any that had gone before.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Ciena experienced the wild swings of that era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The graphics are highly realistic, and the game returns to the elements that fuelled its initial success: frenetic action and large-scale combat experienced from a soldier's perspective.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Kikai last experienced a giant eruption approximately 7,300 years ago, producing the largest known volcanic eruption of the Holocene, the geological epoch that began roughly 11,700 years ago and continues today.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

He said his computer system had been down since Wednesday morning, and while he has experienced outages before, they have not lasted this long.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Something that reminds me of feelings that I have had but also makes me think that there are many feelings I have not yet experienced.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

It’s disarming and occasionally exhausting, but that’s the point: If such repetitive heaviness is difficult for the viewer, imagine how it is for the person experiencing it.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company, which is experiencing what board chair Penny Herscher described as “extraordinary market demand” amid the AI boom, is focused on maintaining its leadership position, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Those who received steroid injections alone initially improved but began experiencing recurring symptoms during later follow-up visits.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Another impetus for the merger plans might be the sales struggles Tesla has been experiencing and the vast technological challenges from robotaxi competitors such as Waymo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Dasch revealed to Burger some of the hardships his family was experiencing, and Burger disclosed more details about his difficulties with the Gestapo.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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