crop up
verb
cropped up; cropping up; crops up
: to come or appear when not expected
New problems crop up every day.
His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.
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Others, like Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio, see the issue first cropping up in public spending, with programs being squeezed out by the interest payments the government is handcuffed into paying.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Coffee shops and diners were cropping up everywhere.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
These discussions come on the tail of Joliet approving the state’s largest data center and as data center proposals have cropped up across the Chicago area including in Aurora, Naperville, Yorkville and Hobart.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
But safety concerns have cropped up following a recent study.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Coffee shops and diners were cropping up everywhere.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
These discussions come on the tail of Joliet approving the state’s largest data center and as data center proposals have cropped up across the Chicago area including in Aurora, Naperville, Yorkville and Hobart.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
But safety concerns have cropped up following a recent study.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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