come up with
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I’m trying to come up with a proper comparison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She and her students have come up with a millimetre wave-based ripeness detector, external that could be used by farmers – or even customers searching for perfectly ripe fruit in shops.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In the race to come up with newer and better weight-loss drugs, Eli Lilly appears to have found a powerful combination.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Leo also aimed to find common cause with Macron, a defender of multilateral cooperation who is pushing world leaders to come up with a framework for regulating artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
You see, people have come up with better ways to send secrets than writing them on each other’s heads.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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