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His supporters blame the surfacing of his old comments on a smear campaign engineered by the establishment and the party’s rich patrons, who are scared of an unfiltered populist outsider who owes them nothing.—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 The disconnect between Nix and Payton, first surfacing in news conference answers for a few weeks, became obvious during the first half.—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025 Internet Reacts Within hours of the mugshot surfacing, social-media users declared Whelan the latest inductee into the unofficial hot mugshot hall of fame.—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 Among the new playground's features include flat rubber surfacing, ramps, an adaptive swing and musical components.—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for surfacing