come forward
Britishverb
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to offer one's services; volunteer
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to present oneself
Example Sentences
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But after the Sheriff’s Department released a bulletin calling for other possible victims to come forward, detectives learned of several additional burglaries possibly linked to Lavie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Army said "unacceptable and criminal behaviour has absolutely no place in our Armed Forces" as it called for victims and witnesses of criminal behaviour at the college to come forward.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Probate typically has a minimum amount of time before closing, so creditors have an opportunity to come forward and file claims for outstanding debts before the assets can be distributed to heirs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
His wish to serve a fourth and final term looked likely to be rubber-stamped in Rabat next March -- no other candidate had come forward to challenge him.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Then the Bath minister asked if the bereaved would like to come forward and speak some words to the assembled congregation about this good man, comforting others through an account of this holy man’s homegoing.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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