encountering

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Using Bayer's textbook comparison, imagine learning medicine from an introductory text and then encountering a rare disease that closely resembles a common condition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 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

David Hill, who was the estate manager for Barton Court between 2016 and 2022, told the inquiry he does not recall regularly encountering people on the drive who were being told not to be there.

From BBC • May 28, 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

We stay on the roof until bedtime and then quietly slip down to my room without encountering anyone.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins