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surfacing

[sur-fuh-sing] / ˈsɜr fə sɪŋ /


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It uses a process called friction washing to break down the used nappies into a mixed material can be used in all sorts of applications from road surfacing to creating benches.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“The rotation to more value-centric securities, already under way for the past months, is amplified by this latest event risk surfacing from the Middle East.”

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

While Seatrium says current relations and projects with Petrobras, a major customer, are unaffected, Hilado notes Seatrium has had some legacy cases surfacing over the past two quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

At first only its serrated top breaches the low hills, as if surfacing for air.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The only constant is my hair, which is always thick and straight, cut in such a way that if surfacing from a dive, my bangs would fall to my lower lip.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris