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as in to appear
to come into view
my missing car keys turned up just in time
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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
when do you think our guests will turn up?
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as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
it took days to turn up the original documents
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Recent Examples of turn up
But there are always trends that turn up as a surprise.
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María Munsuri, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024
The murder investigation turned up ties between the mafia and high levels of the Slovak government of then-Prime Minister Robert Fico.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
One day, a child called Noah, played by the phenomenal Jacobi Jupe, turns up on his doorstep with bloody hands.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
And while many sophisticated experiments have been searching for WIMPs, no definitive trace has turned up—leading some scientists to wonder if dark matter may be made of something else altogether.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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María Munsuri, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024
The murder investigation turned up ties between the mafia and high levels of the Slovak government of then-Prime Minister Robert Fico.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
One day, a child called Noah, played by the phenomenal Jacobi Jupe, turns up on his doorstep with bloody hands.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
And while many sophisticated experiments have been searching for WIMPs, no definitive trace has turned up—leading some scientists to wonder if dark matter may be made of something else altogether.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 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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An old-school World War II drama, a quietly powerful Irish drama, a Christmas story and a fantasy anime arrive in movie theaters this week.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The more affordable, $36,000 single motor trim with a roughly 260-mile range will arrive in 2025, so it's still delayed.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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In essence, the Magic Trackpad is just a larger version of the touchpad found on MacBooks.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The researchers found that replacing any less active behavior with five minutes of exercise could lower systolic blood pressure by 0.68 points and diastolic blood pressure by 0.54 points.Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The filing includes financial statements for the quarter, showing a decrease in revenue to $1,675,894 from $2,269,066 in the same quarter the previous year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In August, the FBI reviewed credit card statements associated with Williams that showed payment at a parking near a Washington metro station, about a 10-minute ride from the Capitol area, that was made on Jan. 6, 2021, the statements of facts says.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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As philosopher George Santayana reminds us, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The cerebral cortex is the brain’s outermost layer and is involved in many of the higher functions of the human brain including memory, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and emotions..Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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The incident unfolded just after 8:20 a.m., when police responded to a shooting on Union Street near West A Street.Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Beyond this, getting going is as simple as removing the treadmill from the packaging, unfolding it, plugging it in, turning on the power switch next to the power cord, and inserting the safety plug.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The graduate student didn’t play in the season opener at Texas, only got in the game late against UNC, and played sparingly against CU before breaking out with a 156-yard, two-touchdown performance against UTEP.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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After getting in a workout and packing his bag for Tampa, McCaffrey talked with the local media for about four minutes.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The remains of the town were initially discovered in 1599 and by the 19th Century, scientists began to uncover the remains and preserved several in plaster.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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The phenomenon was discovered in the early 1900s among residents of Colorado Springs, Colorado.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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