bobs (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bob (up)
as in crops (up)

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  1. breaks out
  2. emerges
  3. arises
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  • The exact split is not something the university breaks out in its Common Data Set, so the figure comes from the admissions office rather than an audited count.
    — Jamie Beaton, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • In 1967, the Six-Day War breaks out in West Asia.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
Definition of breaks out
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  • Leaders can identify where customers abandon journeys, where support friction emerges, which workflows create repeat issues and where the experience companies promise doesn’t match the one customers actually have.
    — Craig Crisler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Every few months, another sleek electric coupe emerges with rounded fenders, a sloping roofline, and enough rear haunch to invite inevitable comparisons.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026
Definition of emerges
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  • But as societies everywhere ramp up efforts to discourage drinking, a bigger, more difficult question arises.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026
  • They are allowed to manage resources, but if pressure arises, if the cost-benefit changes, support will begin to wane.
    — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of arises
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