- present participle of surface.
surfacing
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Despite its enormous size, the fast-swimming creature is elusive and spends much of its life in the open ocean and often surfacing only briefly before disappearing beneath the waves.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Grain-the dominant growth engine for both carriers through 2026-should remain healthy in absolute terms, but fade rapidly in terms of outsized growth contribution, increasing the importance of replacement growth surfacing elsewhere,” the analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Following the video surfacing, Galliano apologized, went to rehab, and, over the last few years, experienced a brand resurgence that some would call a whitewashing.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
This comes as old and new challenges are surfacing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
He was a newcomer, a black man in what was historically a white man’s business, surfacing from obscurity with a weird name and odd backstory, hoping to strike a chord with the common Democrat.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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