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arise

verb as in come into being; proceed

verb as in get, stand, or go up

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In the U.S., the people are sovereign, and authority arises from their collective will.

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A fault tolerant quantum computer is one that can correct the small, unavoidable errors that arise in computation and consistently deliver reliable results.

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The conviction relates to a Darfur investigation that the court opened years ago when fighting arose between rebels in the breakaway region of Sudan and armed forces allied with the Sudanese government.

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They handed over their money in good faith, but when no bag or sign of any money from the investment opportunity arose, they would begin to ask for their money back.

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"The more Machiavellian view of the Premier League is that the clubs at the top didn't want another City or Chelsea to arise. This is a way of creating a glass ceiling."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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