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springing

[spring-ing] / ˈsprɪŋ ɪŋ /




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But the more unavailable your manager is, the less likely they will be looking for you — or springing a last-minute assignment on you.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

The field is more crowded now, with Bowlero, Top Golf, and other eat-and-play concepts springing up in many of the same areas.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

While luxury hotels are springing up in Ashgabat and Avaza, the main seaside resort on the Caspian Sea, the rest of the country is poorly equipped for visitors.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Japan are not the only team capable of springing a surprise at this summer's World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

They saw instead a most lovely milk-white hind springing into the forest.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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