cross paths

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cross paths (third-person singular simple present crosses paths, present participle crossing paths, simple past and past participle crossed paths)

1. (idiomatic, said of two things) To be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys; to encounter.
   • 2004 August 5, SFGate.com

     Presidential campaigns cross paths in up-for-grabs Iowa.

   • 2017 October 2, "Las Vegas shooting: At least 58 dead at Mandalay Bay Hotel", in bbc.com, BBC:

     Paddock came from the small town of Mesquite, some 60 miles (100 km) north-east of Las Vegas, and had resided in the hotel since 28 September. Police in Mesquite have searched his premises and recovered a number of weapons. But they say he had not crossed paths with the police in the past.