emergence
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He is excellent on the genesis of the Sherlock Holmes stories and the emergence of the journals that sprang up in the 1890s to accommodate them, such as the Strand Magazine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Perhaps, if you want to be really cynical about it, you could boil down all of human nature and biology and the emergence of consciousness into “a lot of math” as well.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
"We've got the emergence of social media... we have to find a way to keep evolving and adapting," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
For spring 2027, you created this fantastical garden populated by insects, beginning with a chrysalis and ending with the emergence of butterflies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The significance of these competitions is that they prompted the emergence of a new class of elite musicians - individuals and groups striving for musical excellence who could earn money and prizes for their endeavours.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies said it was "a landmark step forward for Wales" with the climate and nature emergences "intensifying around us".
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Every time periodical cicadas arrive in the United States, they bring a sense of wonder with them — their long intervals underground and their perfectly timed mass emergences are fascinating, even to experts.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
Why wouldn’t we add cicada emergences to the bucket list?
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2024
But scientists are warning that early cicada emergences could become more frequent as climate change ushers in earlier springs and longer periods of warmth.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 5, 2023
I begin, then, with my definition of automatism, as the widest term under which to include the range of subliminal emergences into ordinary life.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry) Myers
Vocabulary lists containing emergence
Evolutionary Biology - Adaptation
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Content Summary 4.7: Early Modern Western Society and Culture
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Content Summary 1.3: Origins of Complex Urban Societies in the Ancient World
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