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comes up

VERB
happen suddenly
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It’s so thrilling to me how someone like Junya Watanabe comes up with his designs or how Sacai turns utilitarian clothing into something you wouldn’t expect.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

But every time it comes up, tech leaders always seem to be hedging: assuring us that limits are high, adjustable and there’s always a process for increasing them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

It’s the mistaken belief that, after a coin comes up heads several times in a row, the chances of it coming up heads on the next flip are particularly low.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

It also means that as a business strategy, refreshers can chase every single trend that comes up online with seeming ease.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

The Grootslang’s tail comes up from the deep, under the force field, and breaks through the middle of our ship, collapsing the sails and splitting the deck in half.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer



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