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								a minor short-term fight 
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								a casual or unexpected convergence 
								there was a brief encounter in the hallway 
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								a casual meeting with a person of thing 
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								a hostile disagreement face-to-face 
							 'encounter' - used as a verb 
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								come together 
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								come upon, as if by accident; meet with 
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								be beset by 
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								experience as a reaction 
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								contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle 
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			1. Encounter / Plural 
			encounters 
			2. Encounter / Past 
			encountered 
			3. Encounter / Third Person 
			encounters 
			4. Encounter / Present Participle 
			encountering 
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