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turn up

verb

often plural the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs US and Canadian namecuff
informal.
an unexpected or chance occurrence

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With the top tight end off the board, the Saints take someone who can turn up the heat on quarterbacks.

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Analysts also probe for asbestos — a job that expanded as the carcinogenic material turned up in many more locations than expected.

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These are the games where you then turn up and show why you want to be history makers.

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So imagine the surprise when more than 100 Spanish sports fans turned up to enjoy the non-league club's match against St Ives Town on Saturday.

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Settings rarely turn up, nor do identifying attributes — a musician’s instrument, a scholar’s book, a geographer’s globe.

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