as in to arise
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
problems emerged almost as soon as the contractor began the excavation for the swimming pool
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Recent Examples of emerge
Hollywood seems to be shifting away from the superhero industry, following decades of reliable box-office domination, but the next trend has not yet emerged.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The coal supply chain is hundreds of years old, the biofuels chain is just emerging.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
In the wake of rebel advances, video emerged showing the toppling of a monument to Assad in Tartus, on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, where Moscow has kept a naval base since the Cold War.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Early regulation of the still emerging AI industry is likely to make the wrong calls precisely because the unknowns about the industry are greater than the knowns.
—Clark D. Asay, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The coal supply chain is hundreds of years old, the biofuels chain is just emerging.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
In the wake of rebel advances, video emerged showing the toppling of a monument to Assad in Tartus, on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, where Moscow has kept a naval base since the Cold War.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Early regulation of the still emerging AI industry is likely to make the wrong calls precisely because the unknowns about the industry are greater than the knowns.
—Clark D. Asay, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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Following the shootings, questions have arisen over whether female mass shooters are on the rise.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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This can pave the way for slower deliveries and fractured relationships when any form of inefficiency arises.Dmytro Spilka, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Yields of zero remain a long way off but talk of that possibility has surfaced, showing how dramatically things have changed in China’s bond market.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
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His name had repeatedly surfaced as a potential prime minister in the past, but he was passed over.Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The photos appear to have been taken from a camera in a cab, which authorities believe the suspect boarded after the shooting and show him wearing a blue medical mask and a hooded jacket.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Additional officers who responded to the scene then appeared to provide first aid to Tucker about seven minutes after he was shot, before EMS arrived.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Rich has no regrets about anything that’s happened between him and his brother over the more than three decades since the band formed.Charles Moss, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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His biggest concern is what will happen if Trump follows through on his proposal to slap 10% to 20% tariffs on all imports and raise the levy on Chinese goods to 60%, from 10% to 25% that Trump imposed in his first term.Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Upcoming celestial events This year, the December full moon occurs one week before the winter solstice, an astronomical event caused by the Earth’s tilt, that marks the Northern Hemisphere’s longest night and shortest day and vice versa for the Southern Hemisphere.Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Six cases of blood clotting, out of 6.8 million total doses, occurred before regulators pulled it from the U.S. market.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Emerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerge. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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