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come upon

verb
  1. To discover or find, especially by chance or accident.

    "We came upon the skeleton while we were hiking."

    Similar: come across, encounter, stumble upon

  2. To befall; to affect; to happen to.

    "I pray no harm will come upon you."

Synonymscome across, encounter, stumble upon

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