as in to encounter
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
stumbled upon an old acquaintance at the airport
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Police said the man who encountered the victim then fired a shot and stole his car.—
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Pre-emergent herbicide, manual removal Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) is a widespread lawn weed that everyone encounters at some point.—
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Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Within three days of the Da Nang landing in 1965, a group of professors at the University of Michigan met to discuss a response.—
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New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Politics, waivers, and environmental concerns Under the Biden-era rule, coke plants were supposed to start meeting new limits on leaks from the lids and doors of ovens that heat coal.—
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13 Apr. 2026
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“Stumble (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumble%20%28upon%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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