Collocations with encounter

These are words often used in combination with encounter.

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brief encounter
In many ways the model is reminiscent of a state of social anomie, in which isolated individuals without historical ties drift from one brief encounter to another.
casual encounter
For most readers, casual encounters with this material are probably largely entertaining, with some subliminal instructive value.
face-to-face encounter
Similarly, political rallies back at home provided an occasion for a face-to-face encounter in which representatives' commitment and endeavour could be appraised by their supporters.
frequent encounters with
The connection to women and the feminine sphere seems to have been multi-faceted: motherhood presented frequent encounters with death because of the risks of childbirth and high infant mortality rates.
initial encounter
The delays between initial encounter and re-encounter varied but were as short as 2 months.
patient encounter
In this case, as in many others, insufficient information was available at the time of the initial patient encounter.
personal encounter
In short, these descriptions reveal first of all a lack of interaction or personal encounter.
previous encounter
In our previous encounter, although he identified the movement of finance, he identified no fraud.
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random encounter
This historic step demands of us, above all else, understanding, an understanding that must be profound rather than merely superficial, a real comprehension rather than just a random encounter.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
violent encounter
These groups have also been active in the defence of women and citizen rights against the backdrop of massive state repression and violent encounters.
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