"encountered a" is a valid part of a sentence in written English.
It is usually used when referring to a particular event or situation that someone has come across or experienced. For example: "The hikers encountered a large and dangerous bear on their journey through the woods."
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Here we encountered a problem.
Have you encountered a $5 A.T.M. surcharge?
Have you encountered a sock puppet recently?
Other teams encountered a similar problem.
Some say they have encountered a temper.
The three encountered a few scrapes.
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Sweden has also encountered a case.
They trekked southward and encountered a Kenyan border patrol.
So I tried again – and encountered a connection error.
I've encountered a lot of sexism from other women.
However, we encountered a few limitations.
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