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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Major problems arising from hallucinating AI coding software could snowball into catastrophe at many other firms as well.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026 -
This would capitalize on already nascent industry interest in hedging against biosecurity risks, trade bans, tariffs and provenance issues arising from European Union’s impending Digital Product Passport.—
Patty Huntington,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
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What themes are surfacing in your work, your relationships, or your inner life?—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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Missile crews are reportedly reluctant to leave cover, desertions are increasing, refusals to obey orders are surfacing, and American and Israeli forces continue hunting launchers daily.—
Richard Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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There’s also no radiation emerging from it at all, either.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Amid social media’s reckoning, however, artificial intelligence chatbots are emerging as the next frontier in the fight to make technology safer for young people.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Johnnies have gone further every year under Pitino, from missing the Big Dance in 2024, to losing in the second round last year, to coming up just short on Friday night.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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That’s a tough combination to trade if the Marlins want to compete coming up.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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That transparency now extends into Colorado’s industry regulations after state legislators, motivated by recent scandals, passed new laws to prevent the same kind of situation from happening at funeral homes or mortuaries ever again.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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Now, the impossible is happening.—
Silvia Hernandez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 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 29 Mar. 2026.
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