surfacing

Example Sentences

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If the same concern keeps surfacing in different forms, the conversation hasn’t actually happened yet.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 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

Introducing a surprise antagonist has long been a key ingredient of the WWE recipe, and at this point Brady surfacing is all but expected.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Submarines can claim an exemption if surfacing would put them at risk or if the number of people needing rescue is too large, but in that case they have to facilitate rescue by other means.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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