surfaces

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There, she absorbed the Spanish mentality of intense point construction, learning to take the ball early and fight for every point — a trait that translates well to all surfaces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Bright snow and ice reflect much of the sun's heat back into space, but as they melt they reveal darker, heat-absorbing surfaces such as land and the ocean.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

But it was clearly penal enough to trouble Scheffler, particularly on the putting surfaces.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

In front of her, groups of figures congregate, the rough surfaces of their bodies—molded as if from the leftover clay that shaped Adam—testifying that they are decidedly of this world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 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