Example Sentences

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While her own For You Page is a Jessica Henwick-free zone, she might have been popping up on yours lately.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Pragmatic regional alliances have been popping up over the past year as a dual offensive and defensive strategy against those downsides.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Posters have been popping up in America’s hospitals and doctors’ offices in the past few years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

For the past few days, all across D.C., federal law enforcement officers have been popping up in most incongruous places.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

Been watching all the old crooks since these safes have been popping.

From The Einstein See-Saw by Breuer, Miles John