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as in to come
to come near or nearer
the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go
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as in to arise
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
let me know if anything else comes up during the project
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Recent Examples of come up
Germany is coming up with new codes of conduct for production.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Veterans Day is coming up and celebrated each year on Nov. 11 to honor those who served in the U.S. Military.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
All this could be a lot to swallow, both when Stewart was coming up and now.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Unfortunately for Sony, Peter and Jon did not come up with any blockbusters during their tenure at Sony Pictures.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Veterans Day is coming up and celebrated each year on Nov. 11 to honor those who served in the U.S. Military.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
All this could be a lot to swallow, both when Stewart was coming up and now.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Unfortunately for Sony, Peter and Jon did not come up with any blockbusters during their tenure at Sony Pictures.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Fund's non-trading market risk, arising from investments in short-term United States Treasury Obligations and money market mutual funds, is not expected to be material.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recounts and legal challenges, especially litigation related to certification, could arise between a race being projected by media networks and the results being certified.Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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For Eisenberg, however, the film drew on a lot of personal connections — not just to his character, but to the region.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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Average allocation of legal function workload CLOs seeking to meet expectations and deliver consistently superior service must draw on both internal and external resources, while optimizing their teams’ skills and tools.Richard Punt, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Questions around dead people voting have also surfaced because Wisconsin’s voter registration database will occasionally show a voter with the birth date of 1/1/1900 and a registration date of 1/1/1918.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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News of the film first surfaced last year and at the time it was untitled and based on an idea from Tesfaye.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Golden State’s rebounding philosophy goes something like this: Gang rebound to close possessions and crash from the corners selectively on the other end.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Brighton Boulevard, which runs through the middle of the refinery, was closed for a period that day.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Disney’s search for the next House of Mouse leader is heating up, as a deadline to name a successor to outgoing Disney CEO Bob Iger has been set and potential candidates are emerging. —Rocio Fabbro and Bruce Gil contributed to this article.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Red Lobster emerged from bankruptcy in September under new ownership, led by one of its lenders, Fortress Investment Group, which has initially committed $60 million to revitalize the chain.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Storm Rafael is expected to approach the U.S. later in the week.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Either way, there are still several days before the storm could approach the Gulf Coast.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The death happened about 9:14 p.m. Monday in the Target store parking lot in the 1500 block of 40th Street.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Take a moment to catch up on what’s been happening in the world of airlines and aviation.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Fuentes then grabs the phone, takes it inside the house and appears to lock the door, and the video ends.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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That mystery appears finally solved thanks to researchers in Purdue University’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS).Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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