as in surfaces
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
a new issue sprang up at yesterday's meeting of the school board
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When the ruler surfaces a number worth acting on, Leneker pushes against the instinct most leaders have.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026 -
Okoumé and smoked oak dominate the space, and meets cooler, smoother surfaces Vitoria Regia quartzite, Wachenzeller limestone, stainless steel, and colored glass.—
Katharina Schwarze,
Architectural Digest,
23 May 2026
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The dread that surrounds the personal statement typically arises from the daunting image of the blank screen.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Another risk arises when the assets backing a reinsurer’s promises cannot be easily sold to pay claims.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Elsewhere, the New York Knicks will have to wait until at least Thursday to find out which team emerges from the Western Conference.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The art happens in the margins between obligations, between the work day and the start of dinner, in the twenty minutes before the house wakes up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Most important of all, though, will be what happens with Moyes, with his contract up next summer.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Springs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springs%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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