came upon
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In October 2024, 56-year-old José Aguilar, who had been granted temporary protected status under George W. Bush’s administration, was in just that position when he came upon a Facebook ad.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
She had dropped off her son at school when she came upon ICE agents during a raid.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
In 1984, while at the General Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain, he came upon several letters written in 1708 that contained, Mr. Sancton tells us, “critical clues” to the San José’s whereabouts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
And 57,000 people who just wanted to fish and mind their own business are waking up to discover they’re sitting on the most valuable real estate since Peter Minuit came upon Manhattan.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
Thus great sorrows for their children and grandchildren came upon Cadmus and Harmonia in old age after great prosperity.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
