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on the surface









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Stocks are facing a lot of issues right now, even if investors think everything looks great on the surface warns DoubleLine Capital’s Jeffrey Gundlach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Holes were dug and oil was poured on the surface.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"By combining the model with what we see on the surface, we can make inferences about Ariel's past eccentricity and how thick the ocean might have been."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

The hills, glittering with celebrity, seemed to symbolize a culture and people that existed largely on the surface.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

I was even with the pond and was just looking to see if there were any fish-ripples on the surface when a movement straight ahead caught my eye.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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