disperse
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AFP journalists saw several people arrested by police, who also fired tear gas to disperse the growing crowds.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
This material consists of a single atomic layer of carbon with oxygen groups attached, giving it the ability to disperse well in water and perform a range of functions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
For business, it eliminated the need for geographic proximity, allowing corporations to disperse their operations and enabling the first skyscrapers to function efficiently.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Authorities said the crowd that gathered at the federal building later in the afternoon, as the rally was winding down, had ignored orders to disperse.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
In the same way, the early unconscious stages of crop evolution from wild plants consisted of plants evolving in ways that attracted humans to eat and disperse their fruit without yet intentionally growing them.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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