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surface

[sur-fis] / ˈsɜr fɪs /






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He noticed an unusually bright patch surrounded by a dark halo, a pattern suggesting that material on the lunar surface had recently been disturbed.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Little wonder the S&P 500 continues to spin its wheels since hitting a record high in mid-August, even though there’s been intense sectoral volatility beneath the surface.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

The close-up image of the Moon's surface includes dark areas known as maria and bright areas known as the highlands.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Similar patterns appear on Sputnik Planitia, leading researchers to propose that subsurface liquid, specifically nitrogen, may be rising upward and wetting Pluto's frozen nitrogen surface.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

I stare at her, hurt and anger bubbling to the surface.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

This too is vaulted, the surfaces above gliding without interruption to the floor; the sense of spatial freedom is contagious.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Alphabet is uniquely positioned across the entire AI tech stack, spanning from its custom chips to distribution surfaces like YouTube and Android.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Numerous prototype limbs litter the surfaces in Kimathi's lab.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The room itself is lovely, with Midcentury Modern touches including curved cherry-wood walls, illuminated white onyx Corian surfaces and low lighting.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Thanks to his father’s ointment, the raw surfaces were healing well, but they were still very tender.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

They dissected Laura Owens’s claim that she was carrying Echard’s twins and grew suspicious when a photo surfaced of her at a horse show with no apparent baby bump.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The passage tapped into the El Paso sewer system, where, according to U.S. authorities, migrants surfaced from a manhole.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The row centres on allegations which surfaced during undercover filming by Verbatim Investigations - founded by journalists from the Centre for Climate Reporting - and broadcast by Channel 4 News on Thursday.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Unions charged bosses had not been straight with workers after the figure of 100,000 possible job cuts surfaced in the media before being communicated internally.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Unlike Rajesh, whose illness had surfaced in his twenties, Jagu had been troubled from childhood.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

Chunks of Trump’s beloved “American flag blue” paint job are surfacing.

From Slate Jun. 19, 2026

Instead of surfacing web results, the new Siri can actually answer your question.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

The BBC asked four road surfacing experts how long a pothole repair should last.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Harry turned away from Ron, who did not look like he would be surfacing soon, just as the portrait hole was closing.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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