came across
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Let’s say you came across a five-star review that read “Dinner was fantastic!” and followed by this response from the business: “Thank you! We loved hearing that your dinner was fantastic!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Documentary writer and director Travis Gutiérrez Senger came across press coverage of the retrospective and felt immediately drawn to the group, connected “on almost a cellular level.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
"It was a long time back but he came across as a good and honest worker."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
I came across a briefcase I hadn’t opened in I don’t know how long.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
I came across her picture tucked under the blotter on my father's desk in his home office.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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