Example Sentences

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By then, a second, older, more obscure conflict was resurfacing, conflated in social media and online commentary in the U.S. with Boko Haram.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

That board’s decision led to the creation of the Anti-Mask League, a sign that resistance to masks was resurfacing as cities tried to reimpose orders to wear them when infections returned.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2020

When I was with her, all this stuff was resurfacing, and her issues became our issues.”

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2011