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encountering

ADJECTIVE
confronting
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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But he added they also would not have occurred without asking and pursuing answers to questions ourselves, and encountering unexpected information or results that AI systems might not relay.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And Nick Jensen’s distemper-and-oil canvases at Tara Downs feel like encountering a Degas in a dream, which begins to rapidly dissolve as we wake up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In the digital age, encountering color versions of movies originally filmed in black-and-white is commonplace.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

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

From Slate • May 6, 2026

I was not walking down a beach and encountering a stranger.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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