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What does stumble upon mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word stumble upon? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (figuratively) To discover or find something by accident.
  2. (figuratively) To meet somebody by chance.
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Others find the process to be one of trial and error, until they stumble upon one that fits.
If scientists were working hard on behalf of athletes to boost their performance in this way, who knows what discoveries they might stumble upon.
With every passing phase, life becomes more complex in the sense that it allows man to either stumble upon or to consciously discover new phenomena and substance.
If you slip away from the main tourist scene, you'll likely stumble upon a bakery offering freshly baked brown loaves from 200-year-old recipes.
For a professional explorer to stumble upon such uncharted territory can be very chastening.
The band has one guy steady on the traps and two more on pan-knockers, so they can't help but stumble upon the occasional sweet beat.

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