on the surface
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Deep Fission plans to generate electricity on the surface in 2027 or 2028 as part of a Department of Energy pilot program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ocean waters became so hot that thousands of birds died because they could not reliably get fish on the surface.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Used to the site, my guide was not affected in the least and tapped on the wall to remind me "this is the external wall, we're not miles underground at all... right on the surface".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
To ensure the treatment reached prostate cancer cells, the team attached a targeting molecule that recognizes PSMA, a protein found on the surface of prostate tumor cells.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Uhmma sits at Apa’s card table desk, both elbows on the surface.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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