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collar(verb, meet, catch, strike, notice)
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come
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confront(verb, meet, bear, face, suffer)
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discover serendipitously
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distinguish(verb, meet, catch, strike, notice)
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espy(verb, meet, catch, strike, notice)
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experience(verb, meet, bear, face, suffer)
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expose(verb, meet, catch, strike, notice)
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ferret out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, catch)
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front(verb, meet, bear, face, suffer)
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