crop up
verb
cropped up; cropping up; crops up
: to come or appear when not expected
New problems crop up every day.
His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.
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Other minor inconveniences crop up, too, such as not being able to press Ctrl-Z to undo your last action.
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PCMAG, 4 June 2024
In turn, an industry of people hoping to crack the code or outsmart the algorithm has cropped up, delivering sometimes conflicting answers.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 29 May 2024
All systems seemed go until yet another problem cropped up, this time with the capsule.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Now a new term is starting to crop up in these announcements: AI.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 May 2024
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PCMAG, 4 June 2024
In turn, an industry of people hoping to crack the code or outsmart the algorithm has cropped up, delivering sometimes conflicting answers.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 29 May 2024
All systems seemed go until yet another problem cropped up, this time with the capsule.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Now a new term is starting to crop up in these announcements: AI.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 May 2024
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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