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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 attention surfaced new accusations of misconduct against sitting members and thrust a spotlight onto others that were part of ongoing legal battles.

— Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Reports of their separation surfaced in April 2017, and by August of that year, Carmelo had welcomed a daughter with ex Mia Burks.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of surfaced

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In the lead up to the 2027 Met Gala, however, controversy arose months before stars were set to walk the Met steps.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026
Asked if federal prosecutors offered Jimenez diversion as a way to avoid further scrutiny, McEvoy said in an email that both the diversion agreement and the request to put a stay on the judge’s order arose from requests made by Jimenez himself.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of arose

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The feud helped cost Republicans an incumbent who may have been tougher for Democrats to dislodge, and Tillis has emerged as an increasingly outspoken critic of the president.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
The plan emerged from the House speaker’s desire to limit state spending and pad the state’s reserves.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of emerged

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If Boise State’s offense got rolling, there would likely be no stopping it — and that’s exactly what happened.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026
They were told that the plane was blown over by wind, and that the aircraft was parked in its stall when the incident happened.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of happened

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The attack occurred along a section of the waterfront path overlooking Gravesend Bay, with views of Staten Island and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Post reported.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Most spectators had already left the stadium after the game when the shooting occurred nearby, where vendors were set up along the street, Pickett said.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

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