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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His father, John Allen Wooden, a writer and creative producer and one of more than a dozen parents who spoke to NBC News about i-Ready, finds this baffling.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
12 May 2026 -
The largest study of school phone bans finds mixed results.—
Greg Toppo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Signs of a measles infection generally appear seven to 14 days after someone encounters the virus.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The project is co-created with author Nicholas Sparks and tells the story of an architect recovering from depression who moves to Cape Cod and encounters a mysterious woman.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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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 16 May. 2026.
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