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surface

[sur-fis] / ˈsɜr fɪs /






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The divers floated to them, their gloved hands touching the surface, searching for seams where the pipelines were at their weakest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

El Nino is a natural climate occurrence that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds and rainfall patterns and erratic weather.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

However, if you prefer to drive, limited paid parking is available at Exposition Park, the USC campus, and in surrounding surface lots and garages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

These include the water paradox, the importance of the micro-nano structure of Earth's surface, and the unique physicochemical properties of water and dry-wet cycling environments that may have influenced prebiotic chemistry.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

He imagined how excellent it would be for sliding across on his belly when winter came and the surface froze.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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