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present participle of chance (upon)
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1
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
- chanced upon my archenemy as I rounded a corner
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2
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
- I chanced upon your mother in the grocery store yesterday
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“Chancing (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chancing%20%28upon%29. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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