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come up

verb

to come to a place regarded as higher
(of the sun) to rise
to begin
a wind came up
to be regurgitated or vomited
to present itself or be discussed
that question will come up again
to begin a term, esp one's first term, at a college or university
to appear from out of the ground
my beans have come up early this year
informal.
to win
have your premium bonds ever come up?
come up against
to be faced with; come into conflict or competition with
come up to
to equal or meet a standard
that just doesn't come up to scratch
come up with
to produce or find
she always comes up with the right answer

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The Homelessness Prevention Unit analysts randomly work their way through the names on the high-risk list to come up with two groups of candidates.

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National Education Union general secretary Daniel Kebede said Ofsted needed to "come up with a system of accountability that reduced pressure on schools".

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So they set up some working groups involving the manufacturers and came up with the 2026 rules.

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It said "all is not lost though" and said recruiters would be back in touch if a potential vacancy came up in the next 12 months.

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When I ask the people in line what they love about “Closet Picks,” the word “enthusiasm” comes up frequently.

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