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On the surface, John’s trajectory is that of a son forced to correct his father’s failure.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
It helps merchant inventory surface when buyers use conversational tools to search for a coat, lipstick or a gift, said Hoffmeister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Despite weakness beneath the surface in the market, the VIX has been pretty tame recently.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
Lee got his friends to enter the water to help keep the teenager's head above the surface while he swam to get help from a dad who was in a dinghy with his son.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
It looked like furniture floating on the ocean surface.
From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan
Such changes will vary in cost and might mean adding a stairlift, better lighting, handrails, nonslip surfaces, a safer bathroom or even relocating a bedroom to the main floor.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
An outlet called Patentlyze regularly surfaces the most intriguing filings from tech companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Duckett, in contrast, averages 23.4 on surfaces deemed as 'high bouncing' since the start of 2023.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The problem surfaces when pilots alter their preprogrammed flight plan following a missed approach, according to Boeing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
I swept until all the hair was in the trash and I scrubbed the green dye off surfaces as much as possible.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
That idea — that a chef’s point of view comes from the entirety of a life, rather than one neatly defined culinary tradition — surfaced again during a panel about travel and where chefs eat.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Yet diesel’s rise hasn’t fully surfaced in grocery-store aisles — so far at least.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
With the first international break upon us, rumblings around certain clubs that have started the season poorly have surfaced.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Chatter about suspicious trades on the results of KPMG-audited companies first surfaced on Polymarket message boards late last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The occasional peach pit or banana peel surfaced as we scooped.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
Children can, at times, sense their parents’ trauma surfacing in seemingly unrelated interactions, when Mom loses her temper or Dad goes silent.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 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
On social media, people have complained about being filmed without their knowledge, with accounts surfacing of users disabling the white light that signals the glasses are recording.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
This comes as old and new challenges are surfacing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
It would be so easy— He came out of the oil like a whale surfacing, oil sheeting off his face.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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