as in arising
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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Hence, any error arising from the admission of the cellphone evidence is harmless.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Another clash is over taxation in several forms, arising from the state’s chronic budget deficits, financial squeezes in local governments and reductions in federal aid.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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There will also be ballast and surfacing work and reduce the risk of derailments.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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But between the fireside chats and investor panels, one question kept surfacing that no amount of compute spend could answer.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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In front of him, activists were emerging from a tour bus to gather in front of the historic Paramour Estate.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Mobix Labs’ products and systems also support aerospace applications, communications infrastructure, industrial monitoring, and emerging autonomous sensing technologies.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Also once per year try to have a more thorough inspection/check-up of the car to look for any potential issues that may be coming up in the future.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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That’s coming up next, after this short break.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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Vogue is committed to reporting and riffing on the global fashion conversation—always filtered through the lens of culture and what’s happening in the world at large.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Springing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springing%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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