come up with
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The local council has in fact come up with a plan to attract even more to this corner of the west of Scotland as a means of stemming its falling population.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Corporations spend millions of dollars to have outside consultants and research firms come up with unique names for their products and spinoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Y’all are funny…clone? They can’t close this??” the first comment read, while in the second he stated: “How ya’ll come up with this? AI ain’t that advanced.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Conrad: I’d come up with something like the scratchy safety vests they make you wear when you go fishing on a boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
I probably would have come up with it sooner if I could have heard myself think!
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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