hit upon
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Taking a cue from the festivities at Somerset House, he hit upon the idea of throwing a masked party to subsidize the theater.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
To publicize his idea, Crowe hit upon a plan that some might find a bit creepy: He designed an entire dinnerware series with the glazes, then held a dinner party using the products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
The retired psychologist — who specialized in gifted children — hit upon the idea of creating a musical about Follett’s life after a deep dive into her archives at Columbia University almost 15 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
To that end, he hit upon using the shape in an array of colours across the entire shirt.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024
And this time Cluny reckoned that he had hit upon a foolproof plan!
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
