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encounter

Definition for encounter

noun as in brief or unexpected meeting

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interview, meeting, rendezvous

Strong matches

appointment, concurrence

noun as in fight, argument

verb as in fight, attack

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Bellamy will already have watched countless hours of previous encounters with Belgium as part of his preparations.

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“Antisemitism has become much more mainstream and normalized. People encounter it at schools, workplaces and hospitals, where it just wasn’t present before.”

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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said Thursday he was appointing a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation into the killing of Scott Spivey in a road-rage encounter that prosecutors determined was self-defense.

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Each observation strengthens our ability to identify potential hazards early, giving scientists valuable data for future encounters.

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Or so I believed until a recent encounter in France.

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