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on the surface









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Broken branches bobbed on the surface.

From Literature

Some designs offer fine control by adjusting light at each individual point on the surface, but they are not very efficient at strengthening the light signal.

From Science Daily

He kept his eyes on the surface of his desk, running his gaze over the wood grain.

From Literature

“But there’s also so many variables … that go into that, that make it more complex than it would seem on the surface level. So again similar to a few players that we’ve had in the past … that have been at that level in the ecosystem, you’ve got to begin communication and begin working through it to come up with a win-win solution.”

From Los Angeles Times

On the surface, neither of these seem particularly worrisome.

From Barron's