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diffuse

[dih-fyooz, dih-fyoos] / dɪˈfyuz, dɪˈfyus /




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Security guards and family members quickly intervened to diffuse the situation.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Service providers will face more stress and “outreach teams will become less efficient as clients become more geographically diffuse and harder to find,” it said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Nutrients must travel through cells, proteins need to fold correctly, and molecules constantly diffuse through watery environments.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Unlike many other major world leaders, da Silva doesn’t speak English—a factor that has helped diffuse some tension when the two men meet in person.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

A diffuse cloud of yellow light billowed through the depths, like someone had poured liquid neon into the water.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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