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walk into

British  

verb

  1. (intr, preposition) to meet with unwittingly

    to walk into a trap

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A disgraced actor, an inept German director and an erratic Cybertruck tycoon walk into a bar.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Leaders' successes or failures are rarely based on the perfect plans they often clutch to their bosom on the day they walk into No 10.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Sasaki’s only clean inning, the third, was made possible by catcher Dalton Rushing’s successful challenge of a called ball four against Tatís, flipping a walk into a strikeout.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

“I used to be able to walk into a room and everyone would love me.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

At morning and evening worship, people drifted in and out, table manners were atrocious, one man took a walk into Haarlem every morning at 3:00 a.m.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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