surface
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As a result, its surface is uneven, with holes, patches and the three-dimensional effects of the stitching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
“All anyone asked for is a repave, to get rid of potholes and have a smooth surface to drive on,” Supernaw said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But the implication of overt coercion is always bubbling beneath the surface.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Despite its relatively small size, Ariel has an unusually complex surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
His back and tail were no longer above the surface; only his head was visible.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
"Importantly, cleaning removes viruses and bacteria from surfaces, but it can also generate invisible air pollution," says Boor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
This too is vaulted, the surfaces above gliding without interruption to the floor; the sense of spatial freedom is contagious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
More tentacles sprouted from the shattered surfaces, like roots searching for earth.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Yet diesel’s rise hasn’t fully surfaced in grocery-store aisles — so far at least.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 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
The row centres on allegations which surfaced during undercover filming by Verbatim Investigations - founded by journalists from the Centre for Climate Reporting - and broadcast by Channel 4 News on Thursday.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Unions charged bosses had not been straight with workers after the figure of 100,000 possible job cuts surfaced in the media before being communicated internally.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
A third ship surfaced from beneath, like a submarine from a horror show.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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
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
Reed hopes to soon install an infrared camera on the bay's Angel Island to monitor whales surfacing at night and in high traffic areas.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
He was a newcomer, a black man in what was historically a white man’s business, surfacing from obscurity with a weird name and odd backstory, hoping to strike a chord with the common Democrat.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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