as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
happened on the filming of a movie
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The prior-generation Long-Range Rear-Wheel Drive, the Long-Range All-Wheel Drive, and Performance All-Wheel Drive are only found on the inventory page now – where they are being heavily discounted in some cases.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
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Many focused on the birdies and course-tying score, but leave it up to golf stat guru Justin Ray to find another impressive stat to pile onto Thomas' performance.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Charlie has an extraordinary ability to know without fail when someone is lying, and now for this season, Charlie continues her journey on the road across the country, encountering a new cast of characters and investigating crimes along the way.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Parasite’s portrayal of these upstairs-downstairs dynamics is even more overt; the members of the struggling Kim household, who live in a basement-level apartment and juggle odd jobs, alight on a crafty employment scheme after encountering an ultra-wealthy family.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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This collection came across as spontaneous and off-duty and included a lot of lace reminiscent of the 1980s and 1990s, when underwear was worn as outerwear.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Strange Journey arrives at one of the last moments when its core journey isn’t tinged with melancholy and mortality, with Curry still in strong and enthusiastic form after his 2012 stroke and most of the other principals coming across with sharp, high-personality memories.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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