encounter
Example Sentences
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The outcome depends largely on which stage of the parasite they encounter.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
"Peng and colleagues' encounter with a vast fossil graveyard is a truly unique discovery," Stephen J Godfrey of the Calvert Marine Museum wrote in Nature.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
A California couple attacked by a bear outside their eastern Sierra Nevada home have survived the encounter after fighting off the animal with a water bottle and a hatchet, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
LeBlanc visited Greer last week, and the Canadian minister said at the time that the encounter as positive, and that he presented specific proposals to address Trump administration concerns about Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Their encounter felt increasingly dreamlike, though Koffi knew absolutely that it had happened.
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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