as in finds
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
stumbled on some old family photos when she was cleaning out a drawer
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The patient thriller finds Agnes lonely in her seedy motel, with a phone that often rings, though the person on the other end of the line never speaks.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Don’t miss out on fuzzy socks, best-selling makeup, clever home organizing essentials, and more under-the-radar finds starting at $4.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Luckily, Dek soon encounters a legless android named Thia, played with pluck by Elle Fanning.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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By waiting, Florida now encounters competition for Kiffin.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Stumbles (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbles%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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