surface
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Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
OpenAI said it decided to get ahead of the news, predicting the document would surface regardless.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have used simulations to show that a small, newly developed X-ray telescope could help create a chemical map of the entire lunar surface.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Day 1 alone might terrify an L.A. commuter: From the Pacific to Pasadena by surface streets, including miles on Santa Monica and Colorado boulevards.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Every surface is covered in a layer of grime and graffiti, and the air is thick and sticky, like chowder soup.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing surface
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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"Here, There, and Beyond"
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Earth Science - Middle School
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