encountering

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Encountering a “Joy of Painting” episode in a pet food store, then, is not out of character.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Encountering magma is rare and has only happened here, Kenya and Hawaii.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

Encountering art shifts your head space and inspires new thinking.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Encountering again the fuzz and warmth of Mandela’s leonine tones, Stengel realized something: He had a podcast on his hands.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Swift as Suparṇa's582 swiftest flight In awful strength they rushed to fight: So might the sun and moon on high Encountering battle in the sky.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)