crop up
verb
cropped up; cropping up; crops up
: to come or appear when not expected
New problems crop up every day.
His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.
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But small sightings crop up here and there, signaling the potential future possibilities.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
Once-fringe media figures crop up across Washington The new administration, more broadly, is welcoming media figures once relegated to the fringes.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, listening bars, long popular in Japan, are cropping up from New York City to Los Angeles, spinning cool-jazz LPs on classic systems as the bartenders pour Scotch whisky far younger than the audio gear itself.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
Yet some unusual cases may crop up, for example if a beneficiary was also affected by the earnings test.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
Once-fringe media figures crop up across Washington The new administration, more broadly, is welcoming media figures once relegated to the fringes.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, listening bars, long popular in Japan, are cropping up from New York City to Los Angeles, spinning cool-jazz LPs on classic systems as the bartenders pour Scotch whisky far younger than the audio gear itself.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
Yet some unusual cases may crop up, for example if a beneficiary was also affected by the earnings test.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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