spring from
phrasal verb
sprang from or sprung from; sprung from; springing from; springs from
informal
: to start from or be caused by (something)
The idea sprang from a dream I had.
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Contrary to the prevailing notion that Porsche hot-rodders are a rogue faction of outsiders challenging the establishment, the new book Porsche Outlaws: Stuttgart Hot Rods, by Michael Alan Ross, posits that the custom revolution sprang from within the marque itself.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The Arkham Horror Files, which sprung from Fantasy Flight Games’s legendary Arkham Horror board game, are a collection of games and other media that have introduced tabletop gamers to the Cthulhu Mythos for almost 20 years.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The venture springs from two patrons of pretzel-making with long histories in Germany and Cincinnati.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024
Top notes of black cherry and cherry liqueur get a bitter edge with almond, while jasmine, sandalwood, vetiver, and cedarwood add a sultry, woodsy edge—as if cherries sprang from moonlight forests instead of sunlit orchards.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The Arkham Horror Files, which sprung from Fantasy Flight Games’s legendary Arkham Horror board game, are a collection of games and other media that have introduced tabletop gamers to the Cthulhu Mythos for almost 20 years.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The venture springs from two patrons of pretzel-making with long histories in Germany and Cincinnati.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024
Top notes of black cherry and cherry liqueur get a bitter edge with almond, while jasmine, sandalwood, vetiver, and cedarwood add a sultry, woodsy edge—as if cherries sprang from moonlight forests instead of sunlit orchards.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Spring from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20from. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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