encountering

Example Sentences

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However, it said the provider had failed "to comply with its duties to assess and mitigate the risk of people in the UK encountering illegal content on its service".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Today, in the podcasting world, Kelly is encountering a different incentive structure.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Some young women veil during Mass; others are picking up the rosary, an older form of prayer that they say they are encountering for the first time as adults.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

What people actually want is a government that is working to solve issues that they have been encountering, not just for years, but for decades.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

An armor-plated military vehicle encountering no greater obstacle than a lost roller skate.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides