come up

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A DIY-fanatic who became bored after retiring has come up with an unusual way of filling his days - creating supersized models of everyday household items.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

It sounds like something a James Bond — or cartoon — villain would come up with, but there it is.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

But the products they have come up with so far have ranged from expensive flops to niche devices that only appeal to a subsegment of a particular industry, like videogames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

However, to come up with a list of individual names we screened in FactSet for utilities with above average yields and below average forward P/Es.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The meeting ends, and a bunch of people come up to shake hands with me.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz