as in finding
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
the novelist lit upon the plot for his latest thriller while visiting a remote lighthouse in Maine
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More than a week after the disaster, search-and-rescue operations remain active, though hopes of finding additional survivors are rapidly fading.
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The family pursued legal action after finding that their pool was not built according to code, and put the settlement money toward founding a water safety nonprofit, The Zac Foundation.
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Here, Amer plays a fictional version of himself, a Palestinian refugee who is trying to get legal status while encountering personal and professional roadblocks at every turn.
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Conditions can shift rapidly, even in summer, with climbers encountering ice, rockfall and limited visibility within hours.
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“Lighting (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighting%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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