as in arose
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
a new issue has just cropped up in the campaign
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However, speculation of their breakup arose in early 2024 when the two wiped their Instagrams of each other.—
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StyleCaster,
9 Jan. 2026 -
The original postponement announcement stated NASA was monitoring a medical concern that arose Wednesday afternoon.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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The bill, sponsored by Pinellas County Republican Kimberly Berfield, addresses findings and recommendations in a study that surfaced last year and was later investigated by the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Because the algorithm will be optimized on a different data set, that could lead to changes in how content is personalized and surfaced.—
Elizabeth Schulze,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Since 2016, several new cruise destinations have also emerged and attracted significant visitor numbers.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The procedure has emerged as the subject of ethical debate among medical experts, including over the thorny issue of consent.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ornato and Engel, who had been in the SUV, each denied the incident happened.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Jan. 2026
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The shooting happened in the parking lot of the store located at 21115 South Dixie Highway on the morning of November 6, 2025.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The prototype — designed, like the Miura, by Gandini — first appeared at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, an impossible doorstop of a spaceship with a roofline that barely came up to the waists of the go-go-boot-wearing models who posed alongside it.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lipovsky and Stein came up through the world of children’s TV, before earning Hollywood attention thanks to their 2018 cult hit Freaks, which was their own take on the superhero genre.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, some African cultural and religious practices involved central objects that were sticks or trees, or occurred in natural spaces such as the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Vance said accusations of racial profiling are concerning, but said there needs to be more fact-finding if the incident actually occurred.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Cropped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cropped%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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