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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Videos surfaced over the weekend showing two men who were kidnapped at the NOVA music festival.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
4 Aug. 2025 -
What people say about you on review sites, forums or in podcasts is increasingly indexed by AI and surfaced as context.—
Don Dodds,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In 1667, further doubts arose as to whether those aforementioned children should be made free by baptism into Christianity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Controversy arose when the CSC illustrated how a backer of an NIL deal must be an entity that provides goods for services to the public for profit.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two companies have spent their Covid vaccine windfall differently: Moderna doubled down on its mRNA pipeline, while BioNTech used the money to do deals and diversify, including into one of the hottest emerging areas of cancer drugs.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Expand user base and ad revenue in emerging markets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The show doesn’t just happen in front of them, but around them.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This can happen as the body releases hormones like vasopressin that constrict blood vessels and thicken the blood.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Spring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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