diffuse

When disturbed, it can be inhaled which can cause serious diseases and cancer, like diffuse mesothelioma.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Zhu was Shanghai mayor in 1989, when he made a practical public appeal to diffuse Tiananmen Square-like demonstrations in the business-minded city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Third, Chandra detected only very weak diffuse X-ray emission.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

“I tended toward … a kind of diffuse sallying through the world, staying open to the coincidence, digression, and movement,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Good night,” he said, and walked away, up the path and into the building, his flashlight bleeding a yellowed, diffuse path before him.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

The glass is screened by adjustable curtains of a high-tech fabric that diffuses and softens the sunlight, making it ideal for viewing the three-dimensional art displayed there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

They’re also less likely to be cultivated in complete monocultures than oil palms, which diffuses their impact on surrounding ecosystems.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2024

She discovered that while gadolinium diffuses everywhere, the diamond nanoparticles stayed in the blood vessels, didn't leak out and later shone brightly in the MRI, just as they had done in the gelatin capsules.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024

Dunst diffuses the moment by adopting an exaggerated Valley girl sing-song, “I basically fell in love with Cailee and I was like, ‘She’s the best, you need to work with her.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

I block the scene so when we kiss, faces around us blur, a filtered lens diffuses the light, and a smoke machine blows gauzy wisps of gray across the floor.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

On “Quotidien,” the audience is seated in a circle around the stars, which calls for the studio lights to be spread out around them, creating a softer, more diffused effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

Xu and team argue that any systems breakthrough or efficiency gains are diffused quickly across the ecosystem.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 16, 2026

Draper quickly diffused what could have been a tricky encounter, showing his superior quality and experience from the start.

From BBC ● May 31, 2025

“He’s sort of like a mini-bulldog out there,” Roberts said, noting how — like Hershiser — Stone only seemed to seek strikeouts when runners were on base, or a jam needed to be diffused.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

As Islam spread, zero diffused throughout the Muslim-controlled world, everywhere conflicting with Aristotle’s doctrine.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Add to this growing critical mineral-processing capacity, vast AI training data generated by India’s large population, and the potential role of Indian IT companies in diffusing AI to less technologically advanced economies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Participants will be working on shared language for annexes covering child protection, AI security and governance and diffusing AI through economies -- especially to small and medium firms.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Every time you say, “Let them,” even if it’s after the outburst, you’re still diffusing the emotion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025

"These companies begin by diffusing trust in the medical and pharmaceutical industry, advertising themselves as a safer option, highlighting how GLP-1 medications are more dangerous and encouraging using ‘natural’ alternatives."

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025

Sarai woke in her bed in the citadel with the warmth of his lips still on hers, and Lazlo woke in the city, a moth-shaped puff of smoke diffusing on his brow.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor