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spring up



VERB
come up
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Cinema seems to spring up wherever Mr. McElwee looks—in one quietly virtuoso sequence from just before his surgery, he films a neighbor assembling a large flower box and imagines it’s his own coffin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared in mid-May, is a reminder that the next pandemic threat could spring up from anywhere, Tedros said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Then the world can continue to enforce the nonproliferation regime, so that more nuclear countries don’t spring up.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

“Carney business. The movies. The development was vast and rampant. Whole neighborhoods seemed to spring up instantly in desert locations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

The smell of chickpea sauce begins to meander into the living room, and I spring up.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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