make an appearance
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The brothers are expected to make an appearance at a Florida federal court early next week, according to a law-enforcement official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Nearly 30 years later, on Tuesday, another T. rex will make an appearance at the annual auction - one of the most complete specimens of this kind ever found.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father, once again did not make an appearance.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
When she finally turned 14, Krug’s daughter, Ali, broke Municipal League barriers when she became the first woman to make an appearance as an All Star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Still, he had only to make an appearance at Y-12 for all the issues of logistics and construction staging and equipment design that had piled up in his absence to evaporate.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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