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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Those who come into contact with sickened animals should monitor themselves for symptoms, including pink eye, for 10 days.
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Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
However, in other areas, interns could come into contact with inmates who are allowed to move around openly, such as trustees.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 21 June 2024
The risk to human health comes during the electro-plating process, regulators say, when the hexavalent chromium that is used can come into contact with workers or be released into the atmosphere.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 June 2024
Utility companies will remove tree debris that has come in contact with power lines in order to restore power, but other tree damage has to be settled by the homeowner.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
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Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
However, in other areas, interns could come into contact with inmates who are allowed to move around openly, such as trustees.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 21 June 2024
The risk to human health comes during the electro-plating process, regulators say, when the hexavalent chromium that is used can come into contact with workers or be released into the atmosphere.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 June 2024
Utility companies will remove tree debris that has come in contact with power lines in order to restore power, but other tree damage has to be settled by the homeowner.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
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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 7 Jul. 2024.
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