come up

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Every four years Norway's parliament, the Storting, holds a vote on replacing the monarchy, which by coincidence comes up again on Tuesday, just as the trial at Oslo district court is getting under way.

From BBC

Whenever this transition happens, companies can sell more expensive materials, he said, “because in order to enable more advanced semiconductor nodes, you often need to come up with completely new materials.”

From MarketWatch

"I used to mostly get people named Kevin who'd come up to me and ask me to yell 'Kevin!' in their faces," O'Hara told People, in reference to her famous line in "Home Alone."

From Barron's

“What consistently comes up is that the biggest challenge isn’t just limited savings, it’s overwhelm and the belief that it’s too late to do anything meaningful,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Nighthand’s first mate, Warren, came up from the cabin and peered across the wooden deck.

From Literature