as in arising
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
a new issue has just cropped up in the campaign
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On smaller scales, stars, gas, radiation, feedback, and other effects arising from the physics of normal matter play an enormously important role, and simulations are still improving.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
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In particular, this history suggests that when each side views the other as an existential threat, maintaining political power becomes the greatest imperative—which only increases the likelihood of authoritarian solutions arising as a result.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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What concerns are surfacing among your clientele?—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bodies keep surfacing — and so do questions.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The designer, who was considered one of London Fashion Week’s emerging talent highlights pre-pandemic, has finally released a new collection, his first since 2020.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The initiative extends beyond pure production, positioning itself as networking infrastructure for emerging filmmakers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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After eight long years of hard work on her directorial debut, everything is coming up Rachel Michiko Whitney.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The transmission generally shifts smoothly, but there’s such a racket from that transaxle and limited-slip differential, not to mention a huge amount of road noise coming up through the suspension, that any conversation will sound more like a shouting match out of necessity.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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There’s been a misguided assertion that what’s happening with ICE is only a Latino issue, but ICE’s bombardment of both Black and Brown communities in Chicago demonstrates otherwise.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Have those conversations started about the possibility of those films still happening or not?—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Cropping (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cropping%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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