on the surface
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Playing on clay has never come easy for Boulter, who only won her first WTA Tour-level match on the surface last year - at the age of 28.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Because expensive memory chips are also part of the latter package, he noted that the $20 billion estimate might not be all it seems on the surface.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
“I think that’s a reasonable conclusion to draw based on their activities on the surface of the Earth,” Mr. Kshatriya says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It turns out there are riches to be had on the surface of the land, too.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Aboard the Hunley, Lieutenant Dixon was aware that, given the submarine’s history, he had been ordered to stay on the surface during any attacks.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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