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is arising

  • present progressive of arise (3rd person singular).

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You should also ask why this issue is arising now, given that you had already been well past full retirement age and had been receiving benefits for years by that point.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

“The former is arising due to numerous factors—largely the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, both in health care and in agriculture. And the latter is largely caused by a broken economic market for antibiotics.”

From Scientific American Jul. 11, 2023

In an alert on the Police Department’s Facebook page, officials said the department “understands the uncertainty, fear and panic that is arising in the community.”

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2023

But a disturbing question is arising about the 50-meter competitions just completed here at the Rio Games: Did a current favor athletes on one side of the pool?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2016

Something wilder, more engaging and infinitely more satisfying to individual participants is arising alongside the old order.”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman