as in encounters
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
stumbled upon an old acquaintance at the airport
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In this case, as the rain drop continues its journey down to the ground and encounters air below freezing, the liquid rain then freezes into an ice pellet, sleet.—
Grant Gilmore,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Further confirmation that the Enclave was behind all of this comes in a flashback, when Barb encounters none other than Wilzig (Michael Emerson, now with a body) in an elevator at Vault-Tec HQ.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
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In November, shareholders approved a pay package that could eventually award him up to $1 trillion if the company meets a series of ambitious targets.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The bridge between East and West—and where old meets new.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Stumbles (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbles%20%28upon%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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