encountered

Example Sentences

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While the drug remains a major revenue driver, a higher-dose, pre-filled syringe version has encountered regulatory delays and rejections tied to manufacturing issues at a third-party filling facility in Indiana.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Carro also ruled that some of Mangione's questioning by the officers who initially encountered him at the Pennsylvania fast food restaurant must be excluded from trial.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

I suspect you’ve encountered your fair share of exchanges like that in your career.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

If the fiascos Jobs encountered were largely of his own making, the successes often had to do with luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

On the way to the H Street boardinghouse, Booth and Mudd encountered John Surratt on the street and the introduction took place.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson