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cropped (up)

verb

past tense of crop (up)

as in arose

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly a new issue has just cropped up in the campaign

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The question arose following the ouster from the September primary ballot of Republican Anne Manning Martin by the state Ballot Law Commission.

— Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 July 2026
In 2025/2026, however, tensions arose when Raphinha relapsed just before the October Clasico lost to Madrid in the Bernabeu.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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The prosecution said the collusion was not a standalone incident but a long-standing, systemic practice that surfaced during a time of global crisis.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
The step comes months after her country star ex, Jelly Roll, filed for divorce, which TMZ surfaced a month later on June 15.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 5 July 2026

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The robot emerged from the player tunnel and entertained fans by recreating popular football goal celebrations, including those of Norway striker Erling Haaland.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
In June 2026 Eisenkot emerged as the main challenger to Netanyahu.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Definition of emerged

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When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The incident seemed to spark a bit of life into Morocco as its best passages of play happened afterwards, with Canada seeming to lose a step after starting so well.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of happened

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Though this occurred over a sparsely populated wilderness, the incident sparked a major cleanup operation by Canada and the United States, along with a significant diplomatic flap and the payment of millions of dollars by the Soviets for damages.

— David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
The rebuild of the talent line-up comes after the upheaval at the program that has occurred since Bari Weiss joined CBS News as edtior in chief in October.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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