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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The disparity springs from Wisconsin, where the other three sites have Harris ahead and DDHQ has Trump up.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Years in the making, the OPR system sprung from an executive order signed by President Joe Biden in 2021 called Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Years in the making, the OPR system sprung from an executive order signed by President Joe Biden in 2021 called Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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“Spring from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20from. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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