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came up

VERB
happen suddenly
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Among those who came up the ranks under Kleitsch were Sami Khedira and Mario Gomez.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And we were scheduled to shoot that much later, but it came up the —

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

When she came up for reelection, her primary opponent latched onto her record.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

"It's high time we came up with a strategy," Laurence Debrincat of the Paris regional transport authority said last month, pushing for the suburban-and-rural approach.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“Definitely,” Callaway said as he came up behind us.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin



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