encountering

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Zverev has sat comfortably inside the top 10 for most of the past nine years, encountering few problems while sweeping up the biggest ATP Tour titles.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The setup emerged after the stock failed to break above a bullish ascending triangle in late February, encountering resistance near the $125 level on three separate occasions.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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

They wander through a tent full of mist, encountering creatures made out of paper.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern