arose

American

[uh-rohz] / əˈroʊz /

verb

simple past tense of arise.

arose British

/ əˈrəʊz /

verb

the past tense of arise

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Melissa Grant, Carafem’s chief operations officer, said the past few years of chaos in U.S. abortion regulations prepared the organization to be nimble when the need arose.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

However, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI recently said it identified "goblin" and "gremlin" creeping into its systems' responses - a quirk it believes arose after a tool it trained to have a nerdy persona incentivised mentioning the creatures.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Dolly Parton is being treated for medical issues that arose last fall related to her immune and digestive systems.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Hunting arose as humans perfected the craft of stalking—the ability to get within a spear thrust of prey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Even Crocodile Guts had approached it with caution because of the great waves that sometimes arose.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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