spring from
verb
sprang from or sprung from; sprung from; springing from; springs from
informal
: to start from or be caused by (something)
The idea sprang from a dream I had.
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Computer science major Ben Aybar, 22, graduated last spring from the University of Chicago and applied for about 50 jobs, mostly in software engineering, without getting a single interview.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Anxiety also reaches computer science majors Computer science major Ben Aybar, 22, graduated last spring from the University of Chicago and applied for about 50 jobs, mostly in software engineering, without getting a single interview.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Out this spring from Sourcebooks Landmark, The Library of Flowers follows Lucy Hua, who comes from a lineage of women that use magical perfumes to hold sway over the elite.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Travelers who happen by the small town of Ida Grove, Iowa, about 100 miles north of Omaha, might be intrigued (and a little perplexed) by the castle-like structures that sprang from the vision of Byron Godbersen, founder of Midwest Industries.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Anxiety also reaches computer science majors Computer science major Ben Aybar, 22, graduated last spring from the University of Chicago and applied for about 50 jobs, mostly in software engineering, without getting a single interview.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Out this spring from Sourcebooks Landmark, The Library of Flowers follows Lucy Hua, who comes from a lineage of women that use magical perfumes to hold sway over the elite.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Travelers who happen by the small town of Ida Grove, Iowa, about 100 miles north of Omaha, might be intrigued (and a little perplexed) by the castle-like structures that sprang from the vision of Byron Godbersen, founder of Midwest Industries.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Spring from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20from. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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