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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arise.
  • noun Plural form of aris.

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Examples

  • If the doubt about the title arises subsequently to the beginning of possession, inquiry should be made, and if the doubt cannot be solved, the possessor may keep the property, for in doubt the possessor has the better claim.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • The same authority informs us that the word arises from the Latin word

    A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga William Walker Atkinson 1897

  • "My determination to settle the title arises out of my knowledge that I shall never be able to do anything for the work until it has a fixed name; also out of my observation that the same odd feeling affects everybody else."

    The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete John Forster 1844

  • The term arises because the world of operating systems for cellphones is extremely complicated and seems to be getting more so, not like the neat world of PCs where Microsoft's

    All Things Digital Don Clark | Reporter 2010

  • The term arises from graphic design practice, where printing processes generally use white paper.

    Site Home 2010

  • « FreeGaza. org: Kidnapped by the Israeli Navy Coyote Ugly: The term arises from the behavior of jaw-trap will gnaw off a leg in order to escape death.

    karmalised 2008

  • Though we think of the essence of honey as sweetness, the English word arises from its color.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Though we think of the essence of honey as sweetness, the English word arises from its color.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • The relic is a celebration that arises from the popular devotion by virtue of

    La Reliquia 2009

  • The relic is a celebration that arises from the popular devotion by virtue of

    La Reliquia 2009

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