Confront
Hit upon
Hit upon verb - To come upon unexpectedly or by chance.
Usage example: the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree
Confront and hit upon are semantically related in happen upon topic. Sometimes you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Hit upon".
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