runs into
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as in finds
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
They ran into a new set of problems as soon as they thought everything was fixed.
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as in encounters
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
The woman ran into her boss at the grocery store.
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“Runs into.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20into. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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