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encounter

[en-koun-ter] / ɛnˈkaʊn tər /
NOUN
brief or unexpected meeting
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When you first encounter an act with the name Tara Clerkin Trio, you might assume it’s a jazz outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Ideas to help you plan out the warm days ahead, from an alpaca encounter in Carpinteria to a glitzy sleepover in Coronado.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

His drones, Karas said, did not encounter much resistance from Russian air defences during recent missions.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

A bearish dark cloud cover candle is taking shape as shares encounter resistance at the now downward-sloping 50-week simple moving average.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

I snacked on an orange, mulling over Tamika’s flower and Mrs. Smith’s Waffle House encounter.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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