as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
at a garage sale you just might pitch upon a table exactly the size you need
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Police found a firearm in the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
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The child was found by her mother three hours later, with internal vehicle temperatures having reached over 108 degrees.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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So the story continues to encounter somebody who our heroes think is bad, and then learn that our heroes would have done the same thing in that position.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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Vought also encountered resistance inside the White House.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Pitch (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch%20%28upon%29. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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