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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Much like snowballs are composed of clusters of snowflakes, planetesimals likely arose within the disks of dust that encircled the newborn sun from clouds of pebble-sized objects pulled together by their mutual gravitational attraction.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Controversy arose in a crowded 2024 Democratic primary in a north Miami-Dade district when the Herald/Times reported that one of the candidates — Wancito Francius — had switched his voter registration from Republican to Democrat too late to qualify for the election.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Similar health crises surfaced wherever immigration officers massed in the past year.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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Several names have already surfaced, but the leading contender is Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader's second son.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Home to around 1,000 miles of varying coastline habitats, the country has emerged as a prime surf destination.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Further details have emerged in the arrest of pop star Britney Spears, who was taken into custody in Southern California on Wednesday evening on suspicion of DUI.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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When Sneaky Snook in his mail truck happened upon the wreckage near the boundary of Meredith Downs, sheep were scattered along the roadside and the fence, bleating, dazed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Glen, who came up as a theater actor, is known for his role as the warrior knight Ser Jorah Mormont in HBO’s Game of Thrones and parts in the Resident Evil film trilogy, Prime Video’s The Rig and Apple TV’s Silo.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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The rooftop owners, led by the late Beth Murphy of Murphy’s Bleachers, came up with their own plan to allow the Cubs to install LED and static advertising signage — 20 feet by 7 feet — on the facades of the rooftop buildings.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The earthquake's epicenter was located approximately 25 miles south of Qualeys Camp and occurred at a depth of 11 miles.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Brown’s function occurred during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Cropped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cropped%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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