surface
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Hot plasma rises from deeper inside the Sun, cools near the surface, and then sinks back down.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
As evidence, Karen pulls out a decades-old photo of my newsroom cubicle with its remarkable mounds of documents, folders, newspapers and books on every horizontal surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
On the surface, the answer is yes — you appear to be in a very strong financial position.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Importantly, there are no comparable bodies of water either on the surface or below ground close to our site that would pose a flooding risk to our operations or to the community.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
On the smallest surface, there are hundreds of millions of them.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
MHC-1 proteins appear on the surfaces of cells throughout the body.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Soon after reopening, however, visitors documented algae blooms, bubbling surfaces and peeling liner, prompting questions about the quality of the work.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
It “addresses the effects of concrete, asphalt and other impervious surfaces that cover the urban landscape in these two watersheds, to protect water quality in the creeks, rivers and beaches downstream,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Algal spores may have turned the water green in places across Northern Ireland, but strong winds and heavy rain have kept surfaces too agitated for the formation of the very large-scale mats we've seen before.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Medieval painting, for instance, is to a large extent “applied,” in the sense that it embellishes surfaces which serve other, practical purposes as well—walls, book pages, windows, furniture.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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
When Panis and his friend, Eddie Huzzey, surfaced, a quick rinse revealed the familiar Guinness branding.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
During the whale watching sail from the Aquarium of the Pacific, a shark briefly surfaced, its fin visible.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The excerpts come from Cooper’s March 19, 2025, deposition, which surfaced last month in a court filing by attorneys representing Drakeo’s family in a civil lawsuit against festival organizers and security contractors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 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
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
Chunks of Trump’s beloved “American flag blue” paint job are surfacing.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 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
“No,” he gasped, surfacing fast to be spilled back into reality like someone beached by the crash of a wave.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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