crops (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of crop (up)
as in surfaces
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly a new issue has just cropped up in the campaign

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  1. surfaces
  2. arises
  3. emerges
  4. happens
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  • The stronger model is one in which AI narrows the decision space, surfaces relevant signals and explains why an action is being recommended.
    — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When a location's performance shifts, the data surfaces it in time to act.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfaces
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  • But as organizations layer on more agents across departments and workflows, small misalignments compound and risk to strategy arises.
    — Vic Chynoweth, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The more mass an object possesses, the greater the curvature, and because gravity arises from this curvature, the greater the gravitational influence.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of arises
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  • The process of building a character requires some degree of ego death, and as the old Mona disappears and a new Mona emerges, Moore’s own performance reaches transcendent levels of hilarity.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Yet, what feels different now, Stevens said, is DHS’s growing willingness to double down even after evidence of citizenship emerges.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of emerges
Verb
  • The wave nature of an atom shows itself only when the atom is barely moving, which only happens when it is cooled down to nearly absolute zero.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • So, do not assume that what usually happens at your location during El Niño will happen this time.
    — Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of happens
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