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comes up

VERB
happen suddenly
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“What I fear for is the cashier on South Greeley Highway that’s working at Safeway, that’s going to get priced out as soon as their lease comes up on their rental,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"Unless somebody comes up with a better idea, at the minute anything's better than that."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“This issue comes up every single time charter reform comes up,” Feldstein Soto said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

She comes up with a superior punch line, one worth delivering to an audience.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

When somebody comes up from the rear to pass us, he growls.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen



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