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resurface

[ree-sur-fis] / riˈsɜr fɪs /
VERB
occur or appear again
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However, she explains that when she is writing her early life experiences resurface.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

But it has already become a punch line that could resurface if he runs for president.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Aiming to resurface the pool ahead of July 4 celebrations, the government had awarded a contract to a Virginia-based company, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, without a full bidding process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

The five entered the water at Vaavu Atoll on Thursday morning, local media said, and were reported missing when they failed to resurface later on.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

We pretty much had to resurface the runway ourselves that morning.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

I recently tried the “inverted filter” trend on TikTok that has been around for years and periodically resurfaces to highlight our inherent insecurities with how the world sees us.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026

Other family members expressed a desire for closure, with the DoJ quoting one family member who said "the grief resurfaces every time this case is discussed in court or other forums."

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025

The deep water that resurfaces in the Southern Ocean has been isolated for centuries or even millennia, accumulating large amounts of CO2.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025

Before the show resurfaces the internet’s favorite scary clown, it foregrounds the ways that small-town charm can be an effective mask for the mundane evils we confront every day.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025

A few seconds later he resurfaces and waves up to me.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

Instead, the disease appears to have resurfaced in different parts of Europe over hundreds of years, potentially creating several new reservoirs where the bacterium could persist.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

I grew up to be a cognitive neuroscientist, and these memories resurfaced recently during my research on the transmission of trauma across generations.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Stacey Andrade-Wells, chief marketing officer of Unilever’s hydration brand Liquid IV until earlier this month, has resurfaced at the baby formula brand Bobbie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

SpaceX’s stock resurfaced above its $135 IPO price on Monday after weeks of turbulence sent shares to as low as $104.83 a share.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

When she resurfaced, she glimpsed Tiller upstream, trying to cling to one end of the boat.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

It’s an argument that is easy to defend, though of course the resurfacing of these tweets has caused its own firestorm.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But not raising rates could risk another selloff in longer-term bonds by resurfacing questions about Warsh’s credibility, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Swells are eroding beaches, damaging parking lots and bathrooms, and even resurfacing long-buried coastal infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Those questions kept resurfacing throughout my reporting, particularly when I stopped talking to experts and started talking to people my own age.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Suddenly, Jilly was up and jumping into the pool, diving down and then resurfacing, her dark-blond hair floating on the water behind her.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English



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