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Meanings of pop up in English

Appear suddenly or unexpectedly.

Usage of pop up in English
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However, recently men's leagues have started to pop up around the country.
The Guardian
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Informal roadblocks: these roadblocks usually pop up on major roads and off-ramps.
The South African
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The Giants had a couple of new injuries pop up this week.
Reuters
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Dr Bloomfield said these temporary pop up centres were targeted and portable.
Radio NZ
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Many of his inner circle, however, pop up in the Panama Papers.
The Guardian
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Attacks that leverage Santamarta's bug will probably pop up soon, Moore added.
Reuters
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A list of apps that can open the file will pop up.
Wired
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If you're talking about a restaurant, it'll pop up the phone number.
Wired
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The pop up school aims to return 1000 street children to school.
The South African
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But now they seemed to pop up right in front of me.
The Adventures of Captain Horn
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Angels immediately pop up from their prone positions and begin chasing us.
World After
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Let me prepare the needle for you and pop up a vein.
The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
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Phrases pop up, infect our discourse and soon after that become clichés.
The Irish Times
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The school will host a pop up testing site tomorrow and Saturday.
Radio NZ
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Lester expected more controversies to pop up before the competition kicked off.
Radio NZ
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Videos of panels can pop up on YouTube before sessions are over.
Reuters
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Pop up through the time
Pop up across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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