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surfacing

[sur-fuh-sing] / ˈsɜr fə sɪŋ /


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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It uses a process called friction washing to break down the used nappies into a mixed material can be used in all sorts of applications from road surfacing to creating benches.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“The rotation to more value-centric securities, already under way for the past months, is amplified by this latest event risk surfacing from the Middle East.”

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

At first only its serrated top breaches the low hills, as if surfacing for air.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

There’s that word again, “damage,” the one that’s been sinking and surfacing, sinking and surfacing in my mind since the genetic test.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth