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as in emerged
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
no information regarding the stolen car has surfaced since the police found it abandoned on a country road
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Recent Examples of surfaced
Medal reallocations have historically surfaced after doping or other cheating cases, but Chiles’ dispute centered on an apparent error by the International Gymnastics Federation, the sport’s governing body.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Additionally, reports surfaced that five jurors have since come forward contesting the hung jury, claiming that the jury had unanimously voted to acquit Read on two of the three charges, according to a motion published by WHDH and reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
For months, the rumor mill has churned as first one prominent name and then another surfaced as a possible entrant to the race.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By his third season, rumors of Sane’s departure and injuries surfaced, clouding his trajectory.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Videos later surfaced contradicting their statements.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is set to announce its latest decision on the level of interest rates, marking its first rate move since news surfaced of a federal criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
JSerra’s response surfaced on defense, especially in the first half.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
More than a month would pass until the next cluster, which surfaced last week.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Additionally, reports surfaced that five jurors have since come forward contesting the hung jury, claiming that the jury had unanimously voted to acquit Read on two of the three charges, according to a motion published by WHDH and reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
For months, the rumor mill has churned as first one prominent name and then another surfaced as a possible entrant to the race.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By his third season, rumors of Sane’s departure and injuries surfaced, clouding his trajectory.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Videos later surfaced contradicting their statements.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is set to announce its latest decision on the level of interest rates, marking its first rate move since news surfaced of a federal criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
JSerra’s response surfaced on defense, especially in the first half.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
More than a month would pass until the next cluster, which surfaced last week.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfaced
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When censorship finally began to ease in the 1990s, Korean filmmakers emerged with a profound understanding of cinematic storytelling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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There’s Orient Express, which has re-emerged as a modern luxury brand under Accor and LVMH.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Meantime, a controversy arose last week surrounding the mysterious capture in Mexico of Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who faces federal charges in California of running a billion-dollar drug-trafficking ring.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, controversy arose when Team Romania, whose gymnast Ana Bărbosu would have otherwise placed third, successfully argued that the inquiry into Chiles’ score was submitted four seconds past the one-minute deadline.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Researchers said some images appeared to include children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was being held on the ground when an officer appeared to remove a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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What appeared to be a gun was visible in the waistband of Pretti, who was carrying a handgun when his fatal encounter with Border Patrol agents occurred.—
Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Growth in services consumption outpacing goods expenditure largely reflects rising average income levels and would likely have occurred even without policy support, said Duncan Wrigley, chief China economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Thursday's crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nevils explains in her book how this message was jarringly confusing and led her to second-guess what had happened, ultimately leading her back to the belief that the nature of the encounter was nothing alarming.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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