sprung
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Camps for families left homeless have sprung up in stadiums, plazas and on sidewalks in La Guaira as well as nearby Caracas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Even though World Cup watch parties have sprung up across Southern California, I’ve spent the tournament in downtown Santa Ana because it hit different here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
The bad news is my waders have just sprung a leak.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Many carbon-removal startups have sprung up, trying everything from spreading carbon-absorbing rock on fields to burying waste—to the point that Frontier now wants to concentrate its bets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Earliest we know, we sprung from my grandfather, Augustus,” Miss Trotter began, but not without a few words of spite disguised as pity about Ma Charles.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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