come upon

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“It is from contrary opinions,” Mr. Brown writes, “that we often come upon insight, balance, and unexpected perspective.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

He added that he has "an awful lot of sympathy for the staff members who would have had to come upon that scene and how distressing that must have been".

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Keep in mind: These lessons can apply to almost anybody who has come upon a significant sum — say, through an inheritance or by selling a business.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025

Up the road just 3 miles farther, past Jena High School and out into the woods, would have come upon the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, run by the GEO Group.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

I had come upon something very much like a church, but it was still a room.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi