as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
happened on the filming of a movie
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Target is also where customers can find Tisdale's other Being Frenshe bodycare products.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025 -
Dropbox helps filmmakers and creative teams find, organize, and secure all the files that are important to any project.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Things get hairy when Patel’s Darcy encounters a mysterious young rabbit trapper in the woods.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Horford long ago learned the frustration so many Eastern Conference players encountered when trying to knock off one of James’ teams.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Johnson’s delivery came across as authentic and sounded as if, yes, he really could be primed for this opportunity after climbing his way through the ranks as a quality control assistant, a position coach, being bumped back down to a QC coach and then ascending on Dan Campbell’s staff in Detroit.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Without this alignment, wellness efforts come across as superficial add-ons rather than integral aspects of company culture.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Happen (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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