as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
happened on the filming of a movie
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The effort to find the right engine and tail rotor from the Black Hawk continues, the agency said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
7 Feb. 2025 -
After two and four months the researchers checked back in and found evidence of successful teeth growth in around 50% of the pigs.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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Several of the people Cunningham and her group encountered were young.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Davidson then introduces a bottle of dirt and rocks, which symbolizes the people the boy encounters daily—classmates, shop workers, strangers, family and friends.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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The database also gave anyone who came across it full database control and potential privilege escalation capabilities without needing to authenticate a user's identity and whether they were allowed to see this database.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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But many people who came across the detritus have started to collect the objects — some individuals took them home as souvenirs, while others are aiming to sell them for profit.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
30 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 16 Feb. 2025.
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