spring 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
In the aftermath of fire, such grasses often spring up quickly and shade out native plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
But every so often the teams we loved, formations we favoured and cult players we came to rely on spring up in nostalgia-fuelled conversation.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
I feel a thousand capacities spring up in me.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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