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spring up



VERB
come up
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"Throughout Scotland's cities, we have seen development after development spring up, taking up space that could be used for much-needed social housing."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

As data centers spring up in more countries, AI “is becoming a growth engine for the global economy,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared in mid-May, is a reminder that the next pandemic threat could spring up from anywhere, Tedros said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Then the world can continue to enforce the nonproliferation regime, so that more nuclear countries don’t spring up.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

After a while William went disconsolately back to the Bear Flag and through the window he saw the conversation spring up again and it saddened him.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck


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