- present tense form of arise (3rd person singular).
arises
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A common cause of temporary lactose intolerance arises when someone is recovering from a stomach virus or bug.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
What’s chilling about these interviews is how they don’t feel like whistleblowing but rather a fact-finding inquiry with available explainers who betray little affect or remorse, even when the topic of personal doubt arises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The case arises out of a mundane fact pattern: Kendrick Beaird pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
If that need arises after rates have risen, you would turn a paper loss into an actual loss.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The problem arises when a tree encounters an attacker for which evolution has left it unprepared, and seldom has a tree been more helpless against an invader than the American chestnut against Endothia parasitica.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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