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cross one's mind

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  1. Also, pass through one's mind. Suddenly occur to one, as in It never crossed my mind that they would turn the proposal down, or It passed through her mind that he might have gotten lost. [Mid-1700s]

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The thought is apt to cross one’s mind, sitting in the Blackfriars Playhouse in this inviting and increasingly hip Shenandoah Valley city, 150 miles or so southwest of Washington.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2019

The idea of marriage does cross one's mind occasionally, and one naturally wonders what you would do to make it possible.

From The Eldest Son by Marshall, Archibald

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