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to float; to rise to the surface
to stand out; to be visible
to be alienated
水面に泡が浮き上がった。
Bubbles floated to the surface.
暗闇の中から文字が浮き上がる仕掛けだ。
It's a mechanism where letters emerge from the darkness.
問題点が調査で浮き上がってきた。
Issues surfaced through the investigation.