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surfacing

[sur-fuh-sing] / ˈsɜr fə sɪŋ /


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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

With those will come more damaging documents surfacing in discovery and even stronger cases for plaintiffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

The only constant is my hair, which is always thick and straight, cut in such a way that if surfacing from a dive, my bangs would fall to my lower lip.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris



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