as in comes up
to come near or nearer
belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves
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Instead, focus on what comes up for you naturally.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025 -
Tied to this issue about generations and new leadership is also the progressive/moderate divide that always comes up in these election cycles.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the nation approaches its 250th birthday next year, the National Archives has mounted its first display of the entire Constitution.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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As the nation approaches the 2026 midterm elections, these developments could have significant implications for the political climate.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The new launch comes just a few months after The Dispatch acquired SCOTUSBlog, the legal analysis website.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The pair's conversation comes just after the release of their books.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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But there must also be agreement on what technology integration will look like, especially in the first year after the deal closes.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The series closes with a day-long marathon of the works of Gregory Nava.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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