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or sprung (up)
as in surfaced
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
a new issue sprang up at yesterday's meeting of the school board
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The Lever, which surfaced the record, notes the filings are too vague to tie Boafo personally to that contract, and his campaign casts him as a consistent ICE opponent.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026 -
According to Mayer, concerns surfaced in the final days before the royal wedding.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Talk of SpaceX, which billionaire Elon Musk founded in 2002 to find a way to Mars, going public had been rampant since late 2025, when the first hints arose of its possibility.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
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The show focuses on various themes, among them, Revolutionary Textiles, which documents the Homespun movement that arose to boycott British imports; Across the Atlantic centers on continental influences on Colonial fashion; The Business of Sea chronicles Sag Harbor’s maritime past.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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As the investigation continued, evidence emerged that directly contradicted original theories that Jason Hobby had started or maintained the Alexander Mountain Fire.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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In January, Rein Security emerged from stealth to create a platform that actually tracks what AI agents do.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The big battle of the season happened at Rook’s Rest, where Princess Rhaenys and her dragon Meleys were killed by Aemond and his dragon Vhagar while fighting Aegon and his dragon Sunfyre.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The shootings happened Tuesday evening at I-670 and Wyoming Street, I-70 and Paseo Boulevard, I-70 and Prospect Avenue, and at Truman Road and Hardesty Avenue, police have said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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The Brewers hosted the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, and at the top of the first inning, Misiorowski came up against Phillies leadoff hitter Kyle Schwarber.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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While most college broadcast-journalism programs tend to encourage would-be talent to ditch their regional accents in favor of a more neutral, untraceable delivery, TV pros who came up in the bigs aren’t subject to that sort of verbal nullification.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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As with most investigations of this scale and complexity, the investigation and review of evidence has continued long after the initial incident occurred.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Koné was in straight shock when the injury occurred, holding his leg at first and then placing his hands on his head.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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“Sprang (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprang%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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