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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The Vatican has made clear that Catholic social teaching disapproves of the types of authoritarian leaders that Leo is encountering on his visit, the first to the continent by history's first American pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
For anyone just encountering her name, here’s what to know.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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Upon arriving, Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, spent time at Bondi Beach, meeting volunteer first responders from the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club in Sydney.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lula and Sánchez, along with ministers from their cabinets, are meeting at a former royal palace in Barcelona on Friday when they are expected to sign agreements regarding their economies, technology and social policies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Stumbling (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbling%20%28upon%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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