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One way bears are surfacing is with bets against Oracle, which had more than 2% of its shares shorted as of Jan. 30, according to FactSet, up from about 1.5% a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Now more stories are surfacing, putting further pressure on McDonald's.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

Mr. Yu’s claims, which describe how ByteDance operated five years ago, are surfacing as TikTok faces intense national scrutiny over its relationship with its parent company and China’s potential influence on the platform.

From New York Times • May 12, 2023

Now that Walsh has departed to lead the National Hockey League players union and Biden has tapped Su to replace him, similar themes are surfacing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023

The emerging viruses are surfacing from ecologically damaged parts of the earth.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston