come in/into contact with
idiom
1
: to touch (something)
Do not let your skin come in/into contact with the acid.
2
: to see and begin communicating with (someone)
It was during that time that native people first came in/into contact with the settlers.
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In addition, those with backyard chicken coops are also at an elevated risk for infection because chickens can come in contact with wild birds that may carry the virus.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
Even so, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs has, in recent days, updated its website with several booklets providing guidance for immigrant New Yorkers who may come in contact with federal immigration officers.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Jan. 2025
Doron says vaccination is not the only way to protect agricultural workers and other individuals who might come in contact with infected animals.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Once exposed, living in fragmented forests close to humans, the monkeys can more easily come into contact with diseases, including human ones.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
Even so, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs has, in recent days, updated its website with several booklets providing guidance for immigrant New Yorkers who may come in contact with federal immigration officers.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Jan. 2025
Doron says vaccination is not the only way to protect agricultural workers and other individuals who might come in contact with infected animals.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Once exposed, living in fragmented forests close to humans, the monkeys can more easily come into contact with diseases, including human ones.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Come in/into contact with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20in%2Finto%20contact%20with. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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