on the surface
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Boulter has struggled on clay throughout her career, only winning her first WTA-Tour level match on the surface in 2025.
From BBC • May 28, 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
They discovered that they could achieve much better results by sowing the grains deep in the ground rather than haphazardly scattering them on the surface.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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