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

In one sense it’s no surprise that this issue is cropping up in the home goods sphere given that dupes have become increasingly common across a variety of categories online, as Barron’s reported last year.

From Barron's

For years they've been a familiar sight in the aisles of health food stores, but more recently they've been cropping up in high street coffee shops too.

From BBC

A few timing and tuning issues crop up, which could easily be the result of a first night in a new venue, but which feel odd for a band of such technical proficiency.

From BBC

The tendency to produce deceptively convincing answers to questions — a phenomenon euphemistically described as “hallucinations” — has already been cropping up during the early testing of Bard, which like ChatGPT, relies on still-evolving generative AI technology.

From Seattle Times

Jealousy cropped up in unexpected ways, particularly when I saw my new mom friends with their mothers.

From Seattle Times

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