as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree
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In several respects, the survey found that Sacramento adults were less religious than Americans as a whole.—
Phillip Reese,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025 -
An annual survey from The Knot found that the average price of a wedding in the U.S. was $33,000 in 2024, a number that can grow or shrink significantly based on location, vendors, and number of guests.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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New York’s lower courts, where most New Yorkers encounter the legal system, still stand in the way of justice and progress.—
Peter Martin,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But what happened to his brain was remarkable – the only such case ever encountered by archeologists.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the structures come across as the progeny of one architect’s ego, while the philosophy behind Brutalism remains unexplained.—
Michael Allen,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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The writing for Isla doesn’t get better as the season goes on, with the character coming across like a holdover from the early 2010s girlboss era.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Hit (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20%28upon%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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