happening (upon)

verb

Definition of happening (upon)next
present participle of happen (upon)
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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  1. encountering
  2. meeting
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  • Nearly 90 industry partners are participating in Northern Strike, according to Wagh, allowing troops to work with developing capabilities before potentially encountering them in conflict.
    — Olivianna Calmes, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Still, these owners have dealt with all the pricing and supply chain uncertainties of the pandemic, and are now encountering issues with inflation, tariffs and more.
    — JP Shaffer, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of encountering
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  • Sharp runs the largest such facility in San Diego County and obtained a temporary reprieve on the state’s requirement to begin meeting the 6-to-1 ratio on June 1.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the language concerns the athlete being a student, meeting academic requirements, not being a professional and playing no more than five years past age 24.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of meeting
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“Happening (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happening%20%28upon%29. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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