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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]

Example Sentences

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Mental health professionals and tech researchers fear that more of these cases will crop up if we don’t put better safeguards in place.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Growth stocks could drop more if threats to the AI growth story crop up, as the market fears.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

KattiJo said she appreciated the new path, but worried other problems would crop up as mining activity increases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

But as they prepared the set, concerns of period accuracy began to crop up.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

An’ when we put in a crop, why, we’d be there to take the crop up.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

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