crop up

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, adverb) to occur or appear, esp unexpectedly

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crop up Idioms  

1. Appear unexpectedly or occasionally, as in One theory that crops up periodically is the influence of sunspots on stock prices, or We hope new talent will crop up in the next freshman class. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Small protests had already cropped up on the streets of Milan against the planned presence of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

And they are cropping up even as the regime has carried out waves of arrests targeting protesters and their sympathizers, from relatives to medical workers to civil-rights activists.

From The Wall Street Journal

Plus, you’ll also have a real person to talk to if problems crop up after April 15.

From Barron's

The predictions derived from Polymarket’s betting action—Coplan has called the operation a “global truth machine”—are now cropping up everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal

Resistance to barrier construction along the border has cropped up in other corners.

From Los Angeles Times

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