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
The cook, having heard about our bears, said this blessing: “Lawd, hep us an’ feed us, an’ keep our en’mies from us, cause some’ll come upon us, an’ take our rations from us.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
