surface
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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
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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
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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
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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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