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crop up
verb
- informal.intr, adverb to occur or appear, esp unexpectedly
Idioms and Phrases
Appear unexpectedly or occasionally, as in One theory that crops up periodically is the influence of sunspots on stock prices , or We hope new talent will crop up in the next freshman class . [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
As America’s plague of school shootings continues unabated, a steady stream of movies has cropped up in response to the ongoing tragedy.
Reports suggest several potential buyers for TikTok have cropped up in recent days.
The film is set in the French director’s native region of Occitanie, during the rainy autumn season when fresh mushrooms crop up almost as frequently as secrets.
These two subjects repeatedly crop up in Bong’s filmography, among other social, cultural and political messaging.
The US declared measles eliminated in 2000, but outbreaks have continued to crop up in recent years as anti-vaccine sentiments have grown.
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