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resurface

[ree-sur-fis] / riˈsɜr fɪs /
VERB
occur or appear again
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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

What we throw away doesn’t take long to resurface, sometimes in the form of a witty, wise and gripping memoir.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Debunked claims routinely resurface across platforms awash with fakes, a pattern some researchers call "zombie" misinformation.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Cambridgeshire County Council said funding was agreed to resurface sections of the A1301 Cambridge Road and Shelford Road.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

The stutter was largely cured by a speech therapist during his early teens, although it would resurface occasionally in adulthood, typically at moments of intellectual excitement.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik



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