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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Yet the technology for wind power that floats — as opposed to standard towers permanently attached to the sea floor — is just emerging, and has never been attempted in waters as deep as the Pacific off Northern California.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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This session will explore how top owners are navigating media shifts, private capital and emerging leagues while balancing competitive success with enterprise value creation.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The first humans to go around our moon, in 1968, saw a gibbous Earth coming up over the lunar horizon.—
Rebecca Boyle,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The weekend is coming up, so treat yourself to some great deals!—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
10 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 12 Apr. 2026.
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