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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The Ponzo brothers pleaded guilty to felonies arising from the bribery kickback scheme, and a district judge sentenced both of them to 27 months in federal prison.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026 -
All disputes arising out of or connected with this Promotion will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by a state or federal court located in New York, New York.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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The writers upped the ante with the horror prose as the story went on, with other dinosaurs surfacing in Lake Michigan, finding their way to Lincoln Park, and meeting an ultimately unsuccessful defense from the animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Tension lingered into subsequent seasons, with unresolved feelings surfacing on camera and creating awkward dynamics during group interactions.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The summit will explore how the two worlds connect – from adapting digital IP into cinematic projects and scouting emerging talent, to engaging audiences that drive communities to theaters and exploring innovative marketing strategies.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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The tie-up will see both festivals jointly run a program for emerging filmmakers centered on the use of artificial intelligence in the creative process.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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May came to the Wolverines after running the program at Florida Atlantic University, taking that program to the Final Four in 2023 and coming up one buzzer-beater shy of playing for a national title.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Home surveillance video from the incident shows the coyote coming up to the young child and biting them before running off.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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More open conversations about menopause and the period leading up to it — called perimenopause — are happening at the same time that marketing has been supercharged by social media.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Not enough actual deportations were happening.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Springing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springing%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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