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stumble upon

Verb

Meaning

(figuratively) To discover or find something by accident.

(figuratively) To meet somebody by chance.

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Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design. Adam Ferguson

The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class. Walter Lippmann

Letting ourselves be loved by God is the place where we stumble upon trust. Paula Rinehart

You don't stumble upon your heritage. It's there, just waiting to be explored and shared. Robbie Robertson

A lucky man can stumble upon a treasure while an unlucky one can't even find a mushroom. Russian Proverb

He who runs from the white ant may stumble upon the stinging ant. Nigerian Proverb

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