encounter

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Intuitiveness is often achieved by hiding complexity, and hiding complexity means that users never have to encounter, or question, what’s happening behind the scenes.

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

A new edition offers American readers a fresh opportunity to encounter this erudite, deliciously dark narrative about growing older but not quite wiser.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They include Lumas - glowing star-shaped characters that players encounter throughout the game.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Léon Cuffaut, one of the Normandie-Niemen pilots, was there for the first face-to-face encounter of the two regiments.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein