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sprung

[spruhng] / sprʌŋ /




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BTS billboards, leased by Netflix, have sprung up all over as Netflix's comeback trailer splashes across giant screens on high-rises.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

In the spirit of the Habsburg counterreformation, ornate churches, Baroque palaces and statues of saints sprung up across the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Protests sprung up again over the weekend at universities.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The precarious state of her mind forces us to question whether Sylvia and Ted are ghosts, hallucinations or literary inventions sprung to life.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Tom Owens stumbled up a companionway yelling, “We’ve sprung a leak!”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham