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Meanings of crop up in English

Appear suddenly or unexpectedly.

Usage of crop up in English
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Other names are, however, sure to crop up in the coming days.
The Irish Times
2
And if problems crop up along the way, we'll deal with them.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
3
The state will still need to fill power gaps that crop up.
Reuters
4
Something said is likely to crop up again in the near future!
The South African
5
Commitment issues crop up when someone demands too much of your time.
The South African
6
It's a day where a recent matter could crop up completely unannounced.
The South African
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But these things crop up out of nowhere and they challenge us.
The Guardian
8
Remember that the question of our identities might crop up any day.
The Great Impersonation
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It was just the only name to crop up more than once.
Reuters
10
No doubt it would crop up again later on to worry him.
The Divine Fire
11
On top of that, something minor, but urgent could crop up unexpectedly!
The South African
12
Little niggles and worries will seem to crop up out of nowhere.
The South African
13
I'm willing to bet that this will crop up again next June.
The Irish Times
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They crop up in different places at different times and prompt different reactions.
The Irish Times
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Something said today is likely to crop up again in the near future!
The South African
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Still, with longer stays in zero gravity, new problems seem to crop up.
The Guardian
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South Africa
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Rare
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