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encounter

[en-koun-ter] / ɛnˈkaʊn tər /
NOUN
brief or unexpected meeting
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Still, few things unsettle hikers more than the possibility of a grizzly encounter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Lula, 80, and Trump, 79, are ideological opposites who have had a rocky relationship, and their meeting Thursday will be only their second official encounter since they held talks in Malaysia last year.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The alleged encounter was the first of many, the lawsuit claims.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Allen will now face either Wu Yize or Hossein Vafaei in a best-of-33 encounter that begins on Thursday at 19:00 BST.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“The Japanese guy takes off his glasses,” recalled a witness to the strange encounter.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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