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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Other issues will doubtless crop up as the Artemis missions proceed toward the program's audacious goal.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Some council members were wary similar conflicts might crop up at the city.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Inspired by an early draft of the script, childhood versions of Biff and Happy are played by younger actors (Joaquin Consuelos and Jake Termine, respectively), and young Biff most often crops up in a midriff-bearing football jersey out of an Abercrombie catalogue.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
Curriculum debates crop up occasionally.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Some council members were wary similar conflicts might crop up at the city.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Inspired by an early draft of the script, childhood versions of Biff and Happy are played by younger actors (Joaquin Consuelos and Jake Termine, respectively), and young Biff most often crops up in a midriff-bearing football jersey out of an Abercrombie catalogue.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
Curriculum debates crop up occasionally.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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