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come across

verb

  1. preposition to meet or find by accident
  2. adverb (of a person or his or her words) to communicate the intended meaning or impression
  3. often foll by with to provide what is expected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Mr Campbell, who now helps with behaviour and pastoral care at the school, said he had never come across such an "extreme" incident in his 42-year career at the school.

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In the two weeks since the fire, she's only come across a handful of reptiles still alive.

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It’s something Ken Albala came across while writing his book “The Great Gelatin Revival”—a book, it’s worth noting, he only wrote on a dare.

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While excavating the area in Cambridge, Mr Capon said they came across a glass soft drinks bottle he estimated dated from the 1890s.

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Slot comes across as likeable, approachable and intelligent in interviews, although there were occasions in his early days when he struggled to grasp the local dialect.

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