crop up
verb
cropped up; cropping up; crops up
: to come or appear when not expected
New problems crop up every day.
His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.
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The movie theater issue cropped up again and again.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
But, after eleven months of self-rule led to a surge in violent crime and yawning inequality, nostalgia for a purer form of justice began to crop up in the pages of the press and in public lectures.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
While there’s currently no requirement for yellow lights to be blinking in order for drivers to get a ticket from the speed cameras that have been cropping up across the state, that could change.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Then there are the legal spats cropping up across the country.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
But, after eleven months of self-rule led to a surge in violent crime and yawning inequality, nostalgia for a purer form of justice began to crop up in the pages of the press and in public lectures.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
While there’s currently no requirement for yellow lights to be blinking in order for drivers to get a ticket from the speed cameras that have been cropping up across the state, that could change.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Then there are the legal spats cropping up across the country.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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