as in to arise
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
problems emerged almost as soon as the contractor began the excavation for the swimming pool
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The fact that adults are already catching measles suggests outbreaks could easily emerge in high schools and on college campuses, particularly if vaccine coverage wanes—the last thing any school wants, given the disease’s extreme contagiousness.
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Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
As refrigeration got cheaper and more scalable, entirely new industries emerged from cold chains to everything from your ice cream pint to mRNA stability.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Another video emerged that showed that Prescott spit on the ground in Carter’s direction first, but Carter then spit on Prescott’s chest, drawing the ejection.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Prescott emerged from the Cowboys' huddle to meet Carter, who had walked toward Prescott as officials were talking over a penalty on the opening kickoff.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
As refrigeration got cheaper and more scalable, entirely new industries emerged from cold chains to everything from your ice cream pint to mRNA stability.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Another video emerged that showed that Prescott spit on the ground in Carter’s direction first, but Carter then spit on Prescott’s chest, drawing the ejection.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Prescott emerged from the Cowboys' huddle to meet Carter, who had walked toward Prescott as officials were talking over a penalty on the opening kickoff.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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The zillion-dollar question then arises as to how else the code can be fixed?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But organic compounds can arise from either living organisms or nonbiological chemistry, making their origin uncertain.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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Broader concerns have also surfaced that even adult users are building unhealthy emotional attachments to AI chatbots, in part because the tools are often designed to be agreeable and supportive.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The notes surfaced in a trove of more than 100 emails between the two friends, obtained by Bloomberg News.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Videos from bystanders appeared to capture on person running across a rooftop of a nearby building on the campus, called the Losee Center, located around 140 yards from the stage were Kirk was speaking from.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The photo released shows what appears to be a man wearing a largely black outfit with an American flag on his shirt, a black cap, and black sunglasses.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Numerous studies have demonstrated that shots using mRNA technology, including Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, are safe and effective, and serious side effects have happened in extremely rare cases.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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An end-user can simply command the AI to do a cleanup, wait and see what happens, and if needed, go ahead and repeat the declaration doggedly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek/Esri/Flightradar24 Turkish Airlines Emergency Landing After Pilot Death Another recent high-profile diversion occurred in October, when a Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing after one of the pilots died.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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These stages can occur over months or even years, though contracting measles in early infancy can result in a more rapidly evolving disease.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Emerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerge. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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