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resurface

[ree-sur-fis] / riˈsɜr fɪs /
VERB
occur or appear again
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But it has already become a punch line that could resurface if he runs for president.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

With adverse weather forecast and the work ahead of schedule, plans to resurface the hard shoulders were scheduled for the following week.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The idea never gained traction, Canadian officials said, and Carney didn’t try to resurface it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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

After twenty minutes with no sign of the child, the primary diver would have to resurface.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

You know that campy video with the terrible special effects of Curry singing “Anything Can Happen on Halloween” that resurfaces every fall?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

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 all-star classic starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel McAdams, Claire Danes, Dermot Mulroney and more resurfaces every Christmas for its realistic yet heartfelt depiction of complex family dynamics.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

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

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

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Any fresh signaling from officials on the yen will capture attention too as intervention chatter resurfaced following another bout of currency weakness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The song hit the Billboard top ten, and recently resurfaced in a slow, eerie remix for Jordan Peele’s 2019 horror film “Us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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

Published in London, England, in 1851, the autobiography resurfaced roughly 3,700 miles away in the library of the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Seth resurfaced at the edge of the pool and threw his arms up onto the flagstones, trying to drag himself out of the water.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

Trump’s other projects include building a White House ballroom, resurfacing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and trying to add his name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The event has been a huge logistical and security lift for the city, and has led to widespread road closures, manholes being bolted down, and road resurfacing.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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

I wonder if she’s still afraid of him, in the way that I’m still afraid of him, like a nightmare that keeps resurfacing during the day.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth



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