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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Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or the Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.—
CBS News Philadelphia Staff,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Normally, lower tariffs arising from the Supreme Court’s decision might be expected to give the economy a little lift.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Following initial reports of strikes across Iran’s capital, footage surfacing from inside Tehran showed extensive damage to several key political and military buildings.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Among concerns could be availability, with Powell again surfacing on the team’s injury report ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena, this time due to groin soreness.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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While industry prizes are known for offering emerging labels a path to scale, Gassanoff’s mission is not to grow the next major luxury house, with hundreds of stores.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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The 1992 campaign that represented the emerging preeminence of the Baby Boom generation was the same one dogged by rumors of an affair with Gennifer Flowers.—
STEVEN SLOAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 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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The most important event is coming up May 2-10.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Liquidity is happening, and will only increase.—
Maurizio Caio,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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There is a lot of change happening on the home front, encouraging you to remodel parts of your dwelling.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 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 3 Mar. 2026.
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