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Example Sentences

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If Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” seems to crop up more often than his other plays, it’s probably because of the enigmatic hold the chilling title character has on actresses and audiences alike.

From Los Angeles Times

Small protests had already cropped up on the streets of Milan against the planned presence of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

And they are cropping up even as the regime has carried out waves of arrests targeting protesters and their sympathizers, from relatives to medical workers to civil-rights activists.

From The Wall Street Journal

Plus, you’ll also have a real person to talk to if problems crop up after April 15.

From Barron's

The predictions derived from Polymarket’s betting action—Coplan has called the operation a “global truth machine”—are now cropping up everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal