sprung
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"It was sprung on me. It was a surprise," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In 2020 after the killing of George Floyd generated widespread campus calls for social justice, another movement to abolish Greek life sprung up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The contact lens maker just sprung a surprise no one saw coming.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The series has sprung, somewhat unusually, from Davidson’s guest role in a 33-year-old two-episode arc on Martin Lawrence’s Fox sitcom, “Martin.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The plaster ceiling was bellied in great swags and the yellowed dentil molding was bowed and sprung from the upper walls.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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