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come upon
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Synonyms:

encounter , locate, happen on, light upon, discover , find , meet , chance upon, chance to meet, stumble on, stumble upon, bump into, confront , come across, come up against, run across, run up against, run into, run smack into, strike upon, hit upon, hit on, meet head-on, meet with, find oneself face to face with

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