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come across

verb as in encounter, find

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After regular walks in the neighborhood, the couple came across a home on Mar Vista Avenue and quickly fell in love.

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Little Village, which has hubs in Camden, Wandsworth, Brent, Hackney and Hounslow, receives referrals to its services from local community professionals, such as midwives, who come across families in need.

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While everything you come across for the first time will make you sick, the next time you come across the same virus, the symptoms won't be as nasty.

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The manager did not change his low tone of voice, but came across considered and even philosophical during his 30 minutes with the media.

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"Well, he was wrong about that - these are Farage boats, in many senses, that are coming across the Channel."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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