Discover
Discover verb - Find unexpectedly.
Strike
Strike verb - Find unexpectedly.
Usage example: she struck a goldmine
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Both words in one sentence
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As they plan their first strike, they discover high-schooler Trish spying on them.
Source: Film / Angels Revenge -
They strike it rich on the Deep Roads expedition, but their other sibling either dies or leaves the family permanently and they discover Red Lyrium.
Source: Pyrrhic Victory -
The first time she tried that, she successfully ended the drought in her village - only to discover that, since the moisture she'd drawn upon had to come from somewhere, she'd caused even worse droughts to strike the rest of the world.
Source: Comic Book / Storm
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