surface
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This treatment gives the surface two important properties.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
The mission used inflatable cushions to pull it to the surface before dragging it back to the North Sea on a floating platform.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The emigrant ship is one of many familiar images from Irish history that surface throughout Ms. O’Farrell’s saga, which largely spans the period from 1865 to after the Irish Civil War.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Given he is a seven-time champion on a grass surface which younger players have struggled to master, Djokovic will always fancy his chances at the All England Club.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
He imagined how excellent it would be for sliding across on his belly when winter came and the surface froze.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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