meet with

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: to be subjected to : encounter

the proposal met with opposition

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Along the road, however, they are suddenly met with a trickle, and then a flood of refugees. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The timing of the meeting comes as Myanmar’s junta chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to travel to Thailand on August 6 and will meet with Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 By late this evening, the moon will meet with Neptune in Aries, blurring our emotional boundaries. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 The volatility in chip stocks was met with a historic level of activity from retail traders, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. — Ryan Vlastelica, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meet with

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