- present participle of surface.
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Origin of surfacing
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Surfacing answers from across the internet, Alexa describes Apple as an “oligopoly” and cites Alphabet’s Google as violating privacy rights, according to Bloomberg News tests of the software on three devices.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023
Surfacing in the collections of 18th century politician and antiquarian Roger Gale in 1744, the bible's whereabouts were unknown for 240 years until it surfaced at Sotheby's Auction House in London.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022
Surfacing ranges over Jamie’s stints on archaeological digs on a Scottish archipelago and in the High Arctic; a sojourn in China; half-submerged familial memories.
From Nature • Sep. 15, 2019
Surfacing is a weekly column that explores the intersection of art and life, produced by Alicia DeSantis, Jolie Ruben and Josephine Sedgwick.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2019
"Surfacing, I suppose?" said he, with a slight but sufficient indication of the Tynesiders' claim.
From Denis Dent A Novel by Hornung, Ernest W.
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