as in arisen
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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Beyond the question of how an angrite-spawning protoplanet could have arisen so early on, the details of its demise are unknown.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026 -
Although no successful secession movement has arisen since 1865, contemporary secession movements exist, with varying degrees of seriousness, and in the 21st century polls have shown that interest in secession has been rising.—
Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 3,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
Verb
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According to the report, the incident occurred in late April in Yuba City.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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This complaint describes events that allegedly occurred nearly twenty years ago and is based solely on the plaintiff’s account.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Other award shows in the past have tried to come up with bits to keep acceptance speeches from going too long (much to mixed results).—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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Katz-Mayfield came up with the idea for the startup based on his frustration with the status quo of buying $20 replacement razor blades.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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What happened that day at the lake?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County Police said Wednesday that Devante Clark, 31, was arrested in Downtown Pittsburgh and charged in a stabbing that happened in early May on a bus along the East Busway near the Homewood Station.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Video has emerged that appears to counter the Israeli military’s account of an incident in which a soldier opened fire on a car carrying a family and killed their 7-month-old baby Sam Abu Haikal.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The zoning maneuvers have emerged in the wake of IBM’s decision to shut the Almaden complex and move its researchers and workers a few miles away to IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab at 555 Bailey Rd.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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“Sprung (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprung%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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