encounter

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This logic was eventually applied far beyond web design to nearly every interface users encounter in daily life.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Hansen once cited a childhood encounter with a photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon as the seed of his passion for space exploration.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Glenn said the encounter lasted no more than 10 seconds but it felt like it lasted much longer and he "didn't know what to do".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But at higher speeds, engineers began to encounter a different kind of ceiling: human comfort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

According to Mrs. Clarke, the encounter could only be described as toreadorical: the outright threats and faked retreats, the defiant swirl of Lady Constance’s red skirts, the snorting, stamping protest of Lord Fredrick.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood