Appear
Wind up
Wind up verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Both terms in one sentence
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Even characters that you think are going to be mains because they appear in the opening wind up biting it.
Source: Light Novel / Sword Art Online -
Will is also very supportive of military projects which may wind up being used in the field, and military members often appear on the show.
Source: Series / Sons Of Guns - However, with the reboot of the manga and the "tales" being released on a monthly basis, this theory is thrown out the window, since the same dolls now appear in an alternate timeline in which Jun chose not to wind up Shinku.
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