encounters

Example Sentences

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Police have advised that anyone who encounters Dobbins to contact their local law enforcement agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Some of these species are seen fairly regularly elsewhere in Southeast Asia, but encounters can be vanishingly rare in the Cardamoms.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Plus, the lucrative Polymarket bets that never were, and what to know about shark encounters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

While the matches have dominated the headlines, social media has filled with videos and posts from fans documenting their first encounters with everything from Waffle House and Texas barbecue to Buc-ee’s and In-N-Out.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

These encounters leave me both exhausted and recharged, desperate and fulfilled.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen