encounter
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Ireland and England then each scored two second-half tries, as the encounter in front of a record crowd failed to catch fire.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The game, designed by Japanese artist Kotake Create, drops you into a white-tiled subway corridor that you’ll encounter again and again until the keys to unlock the title escape are deduced.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The researchers found that zeaxanthin helps stabilize the formation of this receptor complex when T cells encounter cancer.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
He has recalled watching an Alfa Romeo tear through the Rallye Côte d’Ivoire, an encounter he credits with igniting a lifelong fascination with cars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
She’d seen them encounter mists, spiders, and a grootslang, and had done nothing at all to help until now.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing encounter
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Much Ado About Nothing
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