come across
to meet someone, or to find something by chance
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To find something or someone
come on
to meet someone or find something by chance
run across
to find something or to meet someone by chance
trace
verb
to find someone or something that you are looking for by asking questions and getting information
dig out
to find something that you have not used or seen for a long time
track down
to find someone or something after a long search
stumble across
to find something, or to meet someone, by accident
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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