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The phrase "didn't turn up" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate that someone or something did not arrive or appear as expected.
Example: "We were all waiting for the meeting to start, but John didn't turn up."
Alternatives: "didn't show up" or "failed to appear"
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(Somehow, it didn't turn up).
Didn't turn up.
"I didn't turn up.
I almost didn't turn up myself".
But sometimes M. Gounod didn't turn up.
How so? "Well, I didn't turn up".
We didn't turn up, but Australia did".
Yet the police didn't turn up a single fruitful lead.
Sebastian Faulks was the only winner who didn't turn up.
"We've done the Faces and [Rod] didn't turn up".
Kanye West, left, didn't turn up for the BET Awards.
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