as in encounters
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
stumbled upon an old acquaintance at the airport
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In the upcoming film, Couture, the 51-year-old actress plays Maxine Walker, a filmmaker who encounters a romantic partner in Paris around the time of her breast cancer diagnosis.
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This real-life event, along with her desire for more Black representation in the genre, shaped the book's protagonist, Harmony Roundtree, a young Black girl who encounters a ghost in Savannah and gets pulled into a mystery.
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What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
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Patients will first need prior authorization -- prescribing clinicians will submit documentation proving the patient meets strict body mass index (BMI) and health condition requirements.
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“Stumbles (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbles%20%28upon%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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