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come up

VERB
happen suddenly
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JC: Well, they’ve come up with a uniquely American solution to the problem: more breaks for TV commercials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I agree that if you are genuinely friends with someone and you are living in a time of political change, it might come up from time to time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

"Let the experts get to work and come up with some solutions. After that, we can meet."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Caspian “C-Bird” Hollywell’s wide-eyed, frenetic energy and howling vocals come up against the sweet, mournful steel pedal guitar of suit-and-tie-wearing “Razor” Ramon Santos.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

“But it’ll be interesting to see what they come up with.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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