surface
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Instead of the smaller pot's smooth surface, the larger vessel was rough, and its material does not appear to match established local pottery traditions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Turtle and other scientists who have spent decades working on the mission will be on edge when it makes its two-hour descent to Titan’s surface in 2034.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The pot was compact enough to fit in a palm, with a simple rim, a smooth dull gray surface, and no decoration.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Scientists declare an El Niño when sea surface temperatures in a key area of the Pacific are 0.5C or more above average.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Drops of water ran off the line as it came in, the fish a flash of silver under the surface.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
He trades the plush G-funk popular in L.A. for a style more common in New York—all hard surfaces and rigid drums, with a barely-there melody that pings like sonar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"You try to produce a one-dimensional team that can only win on select surfaces," Raja said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
However, exercising on varied and even unstable surfaces can reduce this wear-and-tear process.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
On the second floor, a generous dining space and an open kitchen with marble surfaces, warm-wood cabinetry, and one of the building’s original steel trusses await.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
He wore a handsome beret on top, and peering intently from one of his several surfaces was a very serious face.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
They said they were unaware of the company's difficulties until an investigative news story by the online magazine, The Cut, surfaced in September 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The dynamic also surfaced on Monday, as major equity indexes sank while yields pushed higher.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The same statement had been used by the White House last month when questions about the aircraft's safety first surfaced.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Salary-cap circumvention first surfaced with Leonard during his free agency in 2019 after he led the Raptors to the NBA championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
An old metal floor lamp surfaced in my mind.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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
If the same concern keeps surfacing in different forms, the conversation hasn’t actually happened yet.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Within hours of the accusations surfacing on Friday, he lost the backing of prominent supporters for his gubernatorial run and many of his staff members resigned.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
There’s that word again, “damage,” the one that’s been sinking and surfacing, sinking and surfacing in my mind since the genetic test.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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