hit upon
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Taking a cue from the festivities at Somerset House, he hit upon the idea of throwing a masked party to subsidize the theater.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
More than two millennia ago, not far from Pompeii, Roman builders hit upon a formula for concrete that allowed them to build bigger, stronger and more durable structures than ever.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
This action-adventure based on Journey to the West - a classic novel from Chinese Mythology - was a giant hit upon its release.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024
Donaldson says that the story’s brief but profound shock was something she hit upon early in the project’s genesis.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024
His strength will increase as a snow-ball, by rolling, and faster, if some expedient cannot be hit upon to convince the slaves and servants of the impotency of his designs.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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