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come upon

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come upon somebody/something
to find or meet someone or something, esp. unexpectedly We came upon a farmer setting a fire to clear off dead grass from the pasture.
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Many afflictions shall come upon those that believe.
Manatees are endangered and so Skeet has come upon a crime.
This language "gives full throat to the goals underlying the legislation: to encourage the rendering of medical care to those who would not otherwise receive it, by physicians who come upon such patients by chance, without the benefit of the expertise, assistance, equipment, or sanitation that is available in a hospital or medical setting.
 
 
 
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