spring up
Example Sentences
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Violent Islamist organizations do indeed spring up from time to time.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
If these past friction points are addressed, an entire ecosystem will spring up from these new services.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
He had vowed to boost new styles to 35% of the assortment by the spring, up from 23% currently.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
“Carney business. The movies. The development was vast and rampant. Whole neighborhoods seemed to spring up instantly in desert locations.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Then the teeth of a dragon must be cast into the furrows, like seed-corn—which would spring up at once into a crop of armed men.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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