encounter
verb (used with object)
to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Stephen Kpoto, Liberia The problems I am encountering now are too big for me.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2014