encountered
Example Sentences
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art Chief Executive Michael Govan sees Ryan’s opportunity as different from the one Philbin encountered 25 years earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
He said he had encountered people willing to compromise, but others who found it more difficult.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Sharpton says some legal residents he encountered around Cleveland feared being "snatched up and deported."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
But that wasn’t the case on a recent trip, when I encountered a Bodrum that has pivoted toward low-volume, high-end tourism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But on his way back from the Holy Land, the ship Vesalius was travelling in encountered severe storms and was delayed sufficiently for supplies to run low, while the passengers also suffered severe seasickness.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
