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came up

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happen suddenly
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Nicholas Bednar and Max Sarinsky, came up with a few solutions that Congress could legislate without violating Slaughter, and I do think it’s worth lifting those up.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

"We came up with a somewhat ingenious set of methods to get at something very difficult to analyze in the fossil record."

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

The word “humiliation” came up repeatedly in our conversation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The plans came up repeatedly when the BBC spoke to townspeople.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The conductor came up behind them, still clanging away on his bell.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood



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