came across
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In a pet store hidden away in Seattle’s Chinatown, he and his friend Joan came across one in a murky little tank.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I came across a new women’s-health-focused program at Sha Mexico, a medical spa and hotel in Costa Mujeres, just north of Cancún.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I came across a briefcase I hadn’t opened in I don’t know how long.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
It was within Talmy's collection that Palao came across the valuable 12-inch acetate.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Leaning back, tilting his important-style chair, he rummaged among the contents of the envelope until he came across what he wanted: the collected, extant data on the Nexus-6.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
