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spring up



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come up
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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

However, the computer weather models that drive weather apps will always struggle to pinpoint exactly where and when the biggest storms will spring up.

From BBC Aug. 25, 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

The next year saw even more fires spring up, mainly because the summer had been unusually dry.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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