come up with

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In the case of the title track, he’s come up with a melody for the poem and a vocal attack that impressively splits the difference between the spoken and the sung.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

To come up with some names, Barron’s screened the fund’s holdings for consumer staples and utilities stocks that are expected to be profitable in 2026 and boast dividend yields of 3%.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

A lower-income household paying for a year at a public university, for example, “still has to come up with $15,000. That’s a loss for them. It’s just less than it used to be,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“So we’ve got to come up with something that will give us some parity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Once camp has ended, hopefully my brain will be supercharged enough to come up with a plan to raise more than enough money for Fig.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas