came forward
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In November 2013, someone born around the same time as Sandy came forward and underwent a DNA test.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
McNicholas said he is worried that the leak will expose the private information of police whistleblowers who came forward to reveal discrimination and other misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
“The customer was just providing details when her husband came forward and grabbed the mobile phone started argument and cut the call,” a worker had scrawled in looped letters on a preprinted form.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett praised the vaccine programme, pointing to research which suggested it saved more than 475,000 lives after more than 90% of people aged over 12 came forward for a jab.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The glowing head backed away, came forward once more.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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