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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Another Buc-ee’s is proposed for DeForest, but that is encountering a different set of issues related to road improvements.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025 -
His argument was a version of one that Americans encounter every year, whether after hurricanes in Florida or after fires in Southern California.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Many felt self-regulation is not enough, according to the institution that hosted the event, and researchers are gearing up to meet again in Manchester, England, and Singapore to discuss next steps.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Hopping onto the monochromatic look, and keeping the feminine ties to the silhouette and not the color scheme, these $90 take on the coquette trend and meets it with its sporty figure.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Stumble (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumble%20%28upon%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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