as in to surface
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 two-term attorney general was acquitted on corruption charges in a 2023 impeachment trial, where allegations of extramarital affairs surfaced.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026 -
The footage shows the marine mammal surfacing alongside the canoe, mouth open and teeth visible, then hopping aboard for a few seconds.—
David Caraccio
May 27,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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Although he was told by the Army Corps that the project in Western Broward County had been defunded and canceled, evidence arose that the project might be revived in a different form.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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The city airport commission added a condition to the permit requiring Amazon to have a dedicated local emergency response line and the contact for a representative to handle non-emergency situations that might arise once service begins.—
Noah Daly
Updated May 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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Yet signs of progress emerged in January, when Orrick lauded Lee and her decision to install the city’s former inspector general, Michelle Phillips, as an official in the department’s top ranks who reports directly to the mayor.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The final whistle had just blown and Crystal Palace had capped a momentous season, emerging through one last storm against Rayo Vallecano to claim a European trophy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Following the attack, Butler was arrested on East Mission Avenue and Begonia Street, a few blocks from where the attack happened.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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And that's exactly what happened.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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“Spring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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