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.—
Lea Veloso,
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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Elsewhere this season, Givenchy’s mules and pumps have surfaced across red carpets.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Photos first surfaced of Wyatt and Fergie in January 1992, two months before Fergie and Andrew announced their split.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hyundai Motor Group’s Atlas humanoid robot emerged as a standout winner at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week, earning the Best Robot award as chosen by global media covering the show.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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After a few hours on the floor, a pattern emerged.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
9 Jan. 2026
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The driver that struck Riddles has not been charged with any crimes for the crash, which happened as Riddles tried to cross the road in an area that wasn't marked with a crosswalk.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Julia Roberts commanded attention from the red carpet to the stage, couples new and old stepped out for a glamorous date night and a few unexpected crossovers happened inside the venue.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
12 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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The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office reported that the avalanche occurred Friday afternoon in a remote area near Longs Pass, a popular hiking spot in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Quickly, the miracle occurred—and the engine amply fulfilled the collective dream of the men gathered on the bank.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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