as in finds
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
the novelist lit upon the plot for his latest thriller while visiting a remote lighthouse in Maine
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Amazon’s annual Prime Big Deal Days event runs through tonight, October 8, and it’s absolutely stacked with of-the-moment finds.—
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Glamour,
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Amazon has October Prime Day deals on travel essentials like luggage, packing cubes, airport outfits, electronics, beauty finds, and more.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Along the way, Marty encounters a wild range of New York characters.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Laboon is one of the first figures the crew encounters upon arrival in the source material.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Lights (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lights%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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