spring from
phrasal verb
sprang from or sprung from; sprung from; springing from; springs from
informal
: to start from or be caused by (something)
The idea sprang from a dream I had.
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The 2018-2019 shutdown sprang from an impasse over Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion in federal funds for a U.S.–Mexico border wall, which had been a key campaign promise for Trump in 2016.
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
What all might spring from that sort of environment?
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
The familiarity sprang from the fact that the designers saved money by basing the design on an F-5 Freedom Fighter fuselage with the undercarriage from an F-15.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
As in most — all? — detective fiction, one case reveals another; suspense springs from never knowing exactly where we’re headed.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
What all might spring from that sort of environment?
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
The familiarity sprang from the fact that the designers saved money by basing the design on an F-5 Freedom Fighter fuselage with the undercarriage from an F-15.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
As in most — all? — detective fiction, one case reveals another; suspense springs from never knowing exactly where we’re headed.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Spring from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20from. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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