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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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In Dearborn that day, I’d watched groups of women in niqabs walk into McDonald Elementary to vote.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

Pierce Charles can't help but smile as he waits for Shea to walk into the kitchen.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

“Every time I walk into one, I feel like a vampire. I’m sucking the energy from the walls, and one way or the other, it ends up in one of my films.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

“I could walk into 10 stores and not buy anything,” said Kerri Fitzpatrick, a 38-year-old shopper from Rye Brook, N.Y, after handing over her credit card to be swiped for a $1,860 furry black cape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

I walk into homeroom six minutes after the bell, because I couldn’t force myself to come straight here.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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