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sprang (up)

verb

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Definition of sprang (up)

past tense of spring (up)

as in surfaced

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly a new issue sprang up at yesterday's meeting of the school board

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The stock trading surfaced in May of this year, when a first-quarter filing listed roughly 3,600 transactions in 90 days.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Instead, a recording of their conversation surfaced on Channel 14, a pro-Netanyahu television network.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of surfaced

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The movements that arose out of the deaths of Black people at the hands of largely white police officers and the systematic abuse of women by powerful men were hallmarks of 21st-century progressive thinking.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
That plan nearly came together, but Fincher left the film when budgetary issues arose, and the project was put on hold.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of arose

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The company emerged from bankruptcy, sold to private equity firm Ames Watson, and is altering the way its 900 remaining standalone stores, from a peak 3,400 in 2012, reach the Alphas.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
This possibility emerged from a series of discoveries, spanning decades, involving the cells of the early embryo, which possess remarkable flexibility.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerged

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What happened in Clancy’s case appears to be similar, assuming the other jurors’ account — and not the holdout’s — is accurate.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Take what happened during the Covid-19 pandemic— the Fed, then led by Jerome Powell, was concerned that the pandemic would lead to massive layoffs.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of happened

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The Jones defense came up with a third-quarter goal-line stand, had seven sacks and added an interception, wreaking havoc on the Trojans’ offense in a 12-6 victory.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Samuels came up with this after a series of starts and stops and delays earlier in the year on the use of AI in the schools.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

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