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Discover Ludwig"First encountered" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it when referring to the first time something has been encountered, either directly or indirectly. For example, "The first time I encountered a computer was in elementary school."
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Here she first encountered Mr Sullivan.
I first encountered Chris online.
She first encountered Greene in 1960.
He first encountered Watkins in spring 2010.
This was when I first encountered him.
I first encountered bullies at the age of four.
I first encountered Burgers's act on last year's Edinburgh fringe.
Savoy was also where he first encountered Ms. Stephens.
Mark says he was 14 when he first encountered Nardo.
I first encountered Cavafy in my late teens.
At least they are when they're first encountered.
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