as in encountering
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
happened upon the hotel manager in the lobby and promptly complained about the room
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Diaz and her mother were found dead after encountering smoke while trying to escape the blaze through the interior staircase, according to People en Español.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026 -
Fattkay’s initial plan was to build a team communication alternative after encountering high costs with existing tools.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Your connections are under a microscope, but clarity arrives around who’s meeting you halfway and who’s just enjoying access to you.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The interest rate climate is high and static right now, with another Federal Reserve meeting not even scheduled again until June.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Happening (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happening%20%28upon%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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