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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum let long-mounting frustrations with the Trump administration rise to the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The seals are out but they are not basking in the sunshine and neither are the holidaymakers who've come to kayak on Loch Leven's placid surface.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The cyclical freezing and thawing of soil also brings old shells to the surface, Goldammer said, much as flower beds can seem to produce fresh stones every winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
On the surface, it is just a bit of summer programming: Kimmel is taking a vacation, so O’Donnell is filling in for him this week.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
I stare into it, see a frog watching us from its hiding spot between the reeds before it plops back down to hide under the surface of the water.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
"You try to produce a one-dimensional team that can only win on select surfaces," Raja said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Greedier batters, flatter surfaces and poorer performances will provide tougher days, but here Root brought a welcome calmness on his return as skipper.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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
The eatery features Midcentury Modern touches with curved cherry wood walls and paneled ceilings, as well as illuminated white onyx Corian surfaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The ruins stretch as far as I can see, dappled sunlight dancing against their surfaces, and drifting over them are a field of shining, jewel-like power-ups.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Salary-cap circumvention allegations first surfaced with Leonard during his free agency in 2019 after he led the Raptors to the NBA championship and was being courted by the Lakers and Clippers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
According to Barron’s, concerns have surfaced over the company’s ability to drive traffic as artificial intelligence becomes a bigger source of online information.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 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
When he surfaced, he was laughing and snorting with water up his nose.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
While these reports were surfacing, tensions with Iran over a negotiated ceasefire deal were growing, and the US was launching strikes.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Chunks of Trump’s beloved “American flag blue” paint job are surfacing.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
By making the president an omnipresent figure, White House advisers are surfacing both vigor and flubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
If the same concern keeps surfacing in different forms, the conversation hasn’t actually happened yet.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
I wait until my lungs threaten to give out before surfacing.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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