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come up with

Idioms  
  1. Produce, supply; also, discover. For example, Henry always comes up with the wrong answer, or We're hoping they come up with a cure in time to help Aunt Alice. [First half of 1900s]


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“We don’t think IBM will see material revenue from quantum before the 2030s, when the company can come up with large-scale fault-tolerant quantum systems,” Yang said.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Tuchel has come up with an emphatic answer to the question of whether Manchester City's Phil Foden or Chelsea's Cole Palmer should make his squad – neither.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In attempting to make changes, Powell said, Fed officials quickly found that “we couldn’t come up with anything that had really broad support on the committee, and so we just moved on.”

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Many managers use third-party valuation firms to come up with estimates, which are typically reported quarterly by private-credit funds that are marketed to individual investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Maybe they could come up with another way to help Molly....

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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