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comes across

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present tense third-person singular of come across

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to come upon unexpectedly or by chance She came across an old photo album in a box in the basement.

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runs into

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The Wings get both back — for sure Fudd — for a four-game homestand that runs into the FIBA World Cup break.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Radiopharma’s precision promise runs into toxicity problems, China puts new guardrails around its biotech innovation engine, and Grail’s Galleri heads to an FDA advisory panel.

— Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026

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