as in to surface
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
a new issue has just cropped up in the campaign
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Physical abuse allegations surfaced weeks before Rebekah's death There were a dozen reports filed alleging child abuse and neglect within Rebekah's family, according to DCS.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
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Earlier this month, reports surfaced that ICE was keeping individuals overnight for consecutive days with limited water, little access to restrooms and no air conditioning.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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That indemnification agreement, stipulating the SBC Executive Committee is on the hook for Guidepost’s legal expenses arising from the firm’s May 2022 report, also applies to a second high-profile defamation lawsuit against the SBC from former seminary professor David Sills.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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But even as science was finally making inroads against Covid, a second problem arose, a phenomenon the World Health Organization identified as an infodemic—the flood of information, much of it false, that occurs during a disease outbreak.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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Resources nationalism is emerging as an obstacle to an attempt by the oil-rich middle east emirate of Abu Dhabi to acquire Santos, Australia’s second biggest oil and gas company.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Last weekend, reports emerged that Washington had made Brian Robinson Jr. available in trade talks.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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In her confessional, Larsa asks who can show up two hours late and pretend like nothing happens.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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What happened in viral videos Widely circulated video appears to show Tchervinski slapping a Black man in the face during a confrontation, which happened on Fourth Street around 2:45 a.m.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Crop (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crop%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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