spring up
verb
sprang up or sprung up; sprung up; springing up; springs up
: to grow or appear suddenly
The weeds sprang up overnight.
New housing developments are springing up all over the state.
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As a commentary in Thursday’s Opinion section detailed, polls show about half of Americans are deeply skeptical of the data centers springing up across the nation to supply the immense electricity needs of the rapidly booming artificial intelligence economy.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
Ahead of the storm, police prepared boats and set up barricades in known flood areas, while collection points for residents to fill sandbags sprang up around Louisiana.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Collection points for residents to fill sandbags also sprung up around Louisiana.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Whole industries have sprung up around decluttering our homes and personal lives.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
Ahead of the storm, police prepared boats and set up barricades in known flood areas, while collection points for residents to fill sandbags sprang up around Louisiana.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Collection points for residents to fill sandbags also sprung up around Louisiana.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Whole industries have sprung up around decluttering our homes and personal lives.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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