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"This is called back-energy transfer: it means that the energy that would have been emitted by the erbium ions as green light instead gets bounced back to the ytterbium relay and never reaches the surface."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Who knows, but the charges may scratch the surface of the welfare fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
On the surface, this looks like the easiest quarter stocks have had in years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Mr. Tommasini’s portrayal reveals the strong will beneath the contralto’s well-mannered surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
On the smallest surface, there are hundreds of millions of them.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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
The German had won all five of their previous matchups, on three different surfaces, while conceding just one set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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
Here, slabs of sleek black stone were inlaid with the silver wolf’s head, the surfaces lit with eerie blue flame.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
With the first international break upon us, rumblings around certain clubs that have started the season poorly have surfaced.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
When these issues surfaced publicly at the All-Star Game two months ago, the league said it was awaiting a counterproposal from the union.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Dots surfaced in her childhood hallucinations, she said, and they played a dominant role in her work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Rumblings of trouble surfaced in May—in Slate, no less.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
A steady supply of food and drink surfaced from the kitchen, where Frankie’s parents and a few others were helping out.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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
If the same concern keeps surfacing in different forms, the conversation hasn’t actually happened yet.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Emerging from prayer is like surfacing from underwater.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Vocabulary lists containing surface
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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"Here, There, and Beyond"
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Earth Science - Middle School
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