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came up on

VERB
happen upon
Synonyms


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He was worried his relative inexperience could impact perception, but it "never came up" on set, he tells me.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The issue came up on GM’s first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

“I want it, I need it,” Myette recalls saying to himself when an opening came up on the team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

"It was a Friday and something came up on BBC News."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

A spotlight came up on another chair at the far end of the long room that had been hidden in shadows; one not as comfortable as theirs.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman



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