hit upon
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Taking a cue from the festivities at Somerset House, he hit upon the idea of throwing a masked party to subsidize the theater.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
To publicize his idea, Crowe hit upon a plan that some might find a bit creepy: He designed an entire dinnerware series with the glazes, then held a dinner party using the products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
The retired psychologist — who specialized in gifted children — hit upon the idea of creating a musical about Follett’s life after a deep dive into her archives at Columbia University almost 15 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
This action-adventure based on Journey to the West - a classic novel from Chinese Mythology - was a giant hit upon its release.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024
But his plan to make use of the gull excited everyone and was seen as something that not even Blackberry could have hit upon.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
