surface

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Oxfordshire County Council said it had invested nearly £14.5m since April in its largest surface dressing programme - a treatment aimed at preventing potholes - for "at least 20 years".

From BBC

In the drawn match of 2017, the surface did not offer enough assistance for the bowlers, resulting in a dull contest in which only 24 wickets fell.

From BBC

"I don't want to get to a situation ... where we are asking for specific surfaces and tailor-made," McDonald said.

From Barron's

In a library in the Philippines, a dice rattles on the surface of a board before coming to a stop, putting one of its players straight into the path of a powerful typhoon.

From Barron's

In mid-November 2025, a large solar flare erupted from the surface of the Sun, resulting in a spectacular display of the Northern Lights in the UK.

From BBC