EMERGED in Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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EMERGED occurs 3 times (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)

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... emerged a man brimming over with self-reliance ... BB xxxi(xxix), The Doctor's Opinion

From a trembling, despairing, nervous wreck, had emerged a man brimming over with self-reliance and contentment.

... emerged from its infancy into adolescence, we ... 12&12 p.161, Tradition Seven

As A.A. emerged from its infancy into adolescence, we swung from the idea that we needed vast sums of money to the notion that A.A. shouldn't have any.

... emerged -- the first at Akron, the second ... 12&12 p.16, Foreword

After three years of trial and error in selecting the most workable tenets upon which the Society could be based, and after a large amount of failure in getting alcoholics to recover, three successful groups emerged -- the first at Akron, the second at New York, and the third at Cleveland.

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