Example Sentences

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Other factories sprouted, making such products as door hinges and coffee pots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Surveillance software sprouted in every cranny of the ballpark, first in service of providing more data for teams and front offices to pore over, then as fuel for ever more esoteric betting propositions.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Posters and murals featuring his beatific brown face sprouted across Mexican American communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The AI boom has brought huge profits for tech giants and sprouted many startups worldwide, but the bubble could pop if the frenzied excitement loses momentum.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

In the following springtime animals were drawn to the young plants that sprouted.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz