as in to resort (to)
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Michael Cincinati was lying on the sand in Karbala, Iraq, looking up at the stars.
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As the woman went to look up information about the battery, Pitman tried to figure out how the Tesla’s doors worked.
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“Happen (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28by%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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