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 late-night format is confronting a variety of challenges, many of them arising from the internet.—
Chris Almeida,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025 -
And, the lack of interruption equated to more in-depth agendas and a significant dip in late-arising health concerns.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Despite reports surfacing before Sunday's game that the Giants had worked up a package of plays for Jaxson Dart, the rookie QB didn't see the field with New York playing from behind for three-and-a-half quarters.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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But the meeting soon became a critical venue for surfacing and solving problems and, where possible, removing barriers.—
Nelson P. Repenning,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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These tariffs threaten to kneecap an emerging sector of innovation around the world, that is, for the first time, using traditional startup strategies and pathways to innovate, scale and grow.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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This shift represents a fundamental change in how professional development happens, with corporations taking direct responsibility for credentialing workers in emerging technologies.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Global incomes are coming up, and this is increasing the purchasing power of billions of consumers.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Former football players coming up with bars that have lasting power near their alma mater is one of the themes of this list, and former Ole Miss defensive back Johnny Desler got started right after graduation in 1997.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Killings related to domestic violence are making headlines and families and friends of the victims are speaking out in an effort to bring awareness to these incidents that are happening too frequently.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Operations need help figuring out what’s happening within an environment.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Springing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springing%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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