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resurface

[ree-sur-fis] / riˈsɜr fɪs /
VERB
occur or appear again
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The manner in which Mikel Arteta's side collapsed in losing a two-goal lead at doomed Wolverhampton Wanderers saw old uncertainties and past pain resurface as hunters Manchester City scented blood.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

However, recent jobs data were weak and if these are combined with signs of slower inflation then the prospects of interest-rate cuts could resurface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Public health experts say that while measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. two decades ago, gaps in vaccination coverage have allowed the virus to resurface.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Cornelius Vanderbilt, glimpsed briefly on his way to visit Constance, disappears, presumably to resurface in the concluding three episodes; and by “concluding” I mean whatever brings us to the cliffhanger I assume is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

I breathed in a lungful of sweet spring air and felt my grin resurface.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss