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or sprung (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 harms of porous insurance oversight have also surfaced in the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care, an even larger hospital chain bankrolled by private equity.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
9 Apr. 2026 -
When the developer’s initial proposal surfaced last fall with a stark, vertical ship’s-hull design, a backlash followed.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Chappel begins with two different visions of elder care that arose in the late nineteenth century.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Giggly Squad co-hosts lightly addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the Bravo series, which arose after Amanda Batula and West Wilson confirmed their relationship on Tuesday.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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Rising electricity bills emerged as a campaign issue in recent elections, including during gubernatorial races won by Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Universal Zulu Nation removed Bambaataa as its leader after the accusations became public, and further allegations emerged in subsequent years, including one from French rapper Solo.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Nets tied their season high with 36 assists, and six different players recorded at least four assists in the same game, a franchise mark that has only been hit eight times and hadn’t happened since March 2022.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Clements said the mistaken identification may have happened because the creature decomposed and lost its telltale shell before it was fossilized, complicating identification.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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FishBooker searched throughout the nation for the best lakes for anglers and came up with this ranking that includes waters in Colorado and the beautiful environment of Idaho.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Thursday night, with the Mets trailing the San Francisco Giants by five runs, Bichette came up with Juan Soto on first base and only one out.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The results also were not as statistically powerful because fewer infections occurred than expected in the placebo group during the trial.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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The flashes occurred as tiny fragments of cosmic material, or micrometeoroids, impacted the lunar surface.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Sprang (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprang%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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