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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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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.
If the key is to not actively search for something, then why don't more common people stumble upon such experiences of happenstance?
The next day, they stumble upon an old wax museum in a seemingly abandoned town.
Soon, they stumble upon a baby who is being hunted by sabertooths, and the two decide to return it to its owner.
Yet, occasionally, there is a slim chance that one might stumble upon a small precious preserve where people talk.
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.

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