come up to
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"When someone comes up whose heart is hurting, we can get them to smile, and children are able to come up to our dogs and pet them," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
He says people come up to him all the time with their suggestions, from the streets of New York City to fish counters in Danbury, CT.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Years later, everyone, people would come up to Malcolm all the time and say, “Congrats on ‘New Girl.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Personally, I hate it when people come up to me and say, “Did Michael Jackson really do all those things?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
She could sit for hours with her toes in the sand, letting the sea foam come up to her ankles.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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