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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Now, an additional layer of complexity has surfaced.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025 -
This question surfaces every August with the release of the preseason poll.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
15 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 STARmeter system analyzes page view data from IMDb’s 250 million-plus monthly visitors worldwide, creating rankings that industry observers have found to be reliable indicators of emerging talent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Day-Lewis has emerged from his retirement in a first-look photo of his new film, Anemone.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 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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The very first Indiana Pizza Festival is happening this weekend, Saturday Aug. 9 on Monument Circle.—
Samanta Habashy,
IndyStar,
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 19 Aug. 2025.
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