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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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“Ministers of defense have fat wallets—they walk into the shops and there are empty shelves.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I think all of us feel the same - that it is an utter joy of a job to walk into," says Leah Byrne.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

That extra jacket could turn a brutal, frigid walk into something much more manageable.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

"She doesn't get exposed to any of that, and then we expect her suddenly to walk into the workforce without having any independence training all these years," Gillian says.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

I walk into the cafeteria even more miserable.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

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