spring from
verb
sprang from or sprung from; sprung from; springing from; springs from
informal
: to start from or be caused by (something)
The idea sprang from a dream I had.
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His corrupted Justice Department sought to get Peters sprung from Colorado prison, presumably to set her loose from a federal facility.
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Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Obviously, the Leonard trade sprung from a unique situation, and the Raptors benefited from plenty of luck on their way to winning the title the next year, including James finally leaving for the Western Conference in the offseason.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Sealed by consuming a mushroom that sprung from the snowy, barren land (as seen in last week’s episode), Richard’s devilish pact cursed Widow’s Bay for the foreseeable future, binding all those born on it to its grounds — those who try to leave face immediate death beyond its watery borders.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
Brightest among them was Marie Louise Mackay, the grandest of Belle Époque society ladies in Paris whose second husband John Mackay’s billion-dollar wealth had sprung from the discovery of silver in the Nevada desert.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Obviously, the Leonard trade sprung from a unique situation, and the Raptors benefited from plenty of luck on their way to winning the title the next year, including James finally leaving for the Western Conference in the offseason.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Sealed by consuming a mushroom that sprung from the snowy, barren land (as seen in last week’s episode), Richard’s devilish pact cursed Widow’s Bay for the foreseeable future, binding all those born on it to its grounds — those who try to leave face immediate death beyond its watery borders.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
Brightest among them was Marie Louise Mackay, the grandest of Belle Époque society ladies in Paris whose second husband John Mackay’s billion-dollar wealth had sprung from the discovery of silver in the Nevada desert.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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“Spring from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20from. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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