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

Leo’s encyclical insists that human dignity is forged through relationship: through encountering the other, through vulnerability, through the willingness to be changed by what we find.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

I nervously opened a page, toiled through a couple lines, encountering long words I could not pronounce, let alone understand their meaning.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane