emerge

as in to arise
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly problems emerged almost as soon as the contractor began the excavation for the swimming pool

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Recent Examples of emerge The filmmaker collective and independent production company is focused on nurturing new and emerging talent globally. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025 Myers and other single women have made significant strides in the housing market, emerging as a growing segment of homebuyers and surpassing single men in homeownership rates. Brendel Hightower, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025 But that optimism has largely vanished and little else has emerged as a backstop in Washington beyond hope that states’ attorneys general and legislatures can stand in the breach. Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025 When asked which of these individuals would be their preferred choice for the party’s nomination in 2028, Vance again emerged as the frontrunner with 44% of Republicans choosing him. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emerge
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  • But some conservationists are expressing wide ranging concern about the unintended consequences that could arise as researchers continue to try and resurrect versions of extinct animals.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Your passion must propel you forward when obstacles arise.
    Jay Ruderman, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • This month as more complaints surfaced, the board may consider removing Daugherty and one of the board’s four members, according to a draft agenda for a special meeting scheduled for last Thursday.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission were also scrutinizing the company after the problems surfaced in Sturgis.
    Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • Based in Los Angeles, his articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Harvard Business Review, Esquire and on National Public Radio.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Russo also pleaded guilty to one count of failure to appear, according to prosecutors.
    Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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  • The shooting happened just a few minutes before tipoff and left a 42-year-old man from Charlotte, North Carolina, hospitalized.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Everybody’s going to know a lot about what has happened.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
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  • While supernovae occur about once every 50 years, type Ia supernovae are much rarer, happening around once every 500 years in the Milky Way, NASA notes.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Before her allegations, the incidents had occurred — according to the women — from January 2021 to August 2023.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025

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