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resurface

[ree-sur-fis] / riˈsɜr fɪs /
VERB
occur or appear again
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The group entered the water at Vaavu Atoll on 14 May and were reported missing when they failed to resurface later on.

From BBC • May 22, 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

But the pledge masks fault lines that could soon resurface.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“It’s easy. You barely know what’s happening when you’re under. It’s only when you resurface that you even know what you said. I went under when I was a kid. It’s pretty commonplace in Candor.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth



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