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came up on

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happen upon
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It is intriguing that Burnham says this came up on Makerfield doorstep, as is the fact that significant unions now prioritise a policy that affects their members on or around £50,000 a year.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

He was worried his relative inexperience could impact perception, but it "never came up" on set, he tells me.

From BBC May 29, 2026

“I want it, I need it,” Myette recalls saying to himself when an opening came up on the team.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

The stock came up on Bank of America’s list of split contenders, last updated in January, because it was trading at over $500.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

We walked ’round back of the tavern and came up on a bunch of men squatting down and talking loud.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis



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