emerges

present tense third-person singular of emerge
as in arises
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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“Emerges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerges. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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