Encounter
Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Run off
Run off verb - To drive or force out.
Both terms in one sentence
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The punchline of Victoria Wood's parody of Brief Encounter is that after Alec leaves for Africa, Laura decides to run off with Dolly instead.
Source: Bi the Way - The first encounter with flying mutant toaster Balrog in Cave Story, and if that wasn't easy enough, he even asks you if you want to fight him (and if you say no, he'll run off).
Source: Warm-Up Boss -
The human incidents in "The Targeted Town", as well as Dan's encounter with Alien Metron and their earlier threat to him (he was run off the road by a "driver-less" truck), nearly all took place in broad daylight.
Source: Series / Ultra Seven
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