as in encountering
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
stumbled upon an old acquaintance at the airport
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Raised in Weirton, West Virginia, Friedman recalled encountering antisemitism as a kid.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
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Buc-ee’s is also looking to build in DeForest, but that development is encountering a different set of issues related to road improvements.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Wilson understood the concerns of both local officials and residents and thanked them for meeting with his team to discuss the idea.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Luckily, Alex’s wife Laura has been secretly meeting with the townspeople since moving back to Tall Pines, slowly questions and making comments that reveal the hypocrisy and dangers of Evelyn’s tactics.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Stumbling (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbling%20%28upon%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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