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resurface

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

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

Differences that have existed between Saudi Arabia and other countries could then resurface.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

When I resurface, they are all laughing at me.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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

This preoccupation resurfaces at Regen in a large-scale print of 2023’s “Flight Honolulu to Guam,” revealing a star field above the clouds.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 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

“I can’t believe you guys,” Simon says when he resurfaces.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

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

Ahead of the solar eclipse, Tyler's McVitie's Jaffa Cakes TV advert also resurfaced - it was originally broadcast in 2023 when there was a partial lunar eclipse.

From BBC Aug. 13, 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

“Now, the issues have resurfaced and it’s a costly potential delay.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The old conviction that there was no new knowledge had momentarily resurfaced, only to sink almost without trace beneath the tide whose very existence it denied.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

These characteristics were present throughout my youth and resurfacing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

In a lengthy second post, Trump bragged about steps he has taken to beautify Washington, including resurfacing the bottom of the Reflecting Pool with an "American flag blue" coating used in swimming pools.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

The government says the aim of these new measures is to encourage full road resurfacing rather than short-term patching.

From BBC Jun. 10, 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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