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Astronomers estimate that the Lion Nebula will eventually disperse in approximately 10,000 years.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Finally, the U.S. needs to disperse facilities, such as naval and air bases, to make it more difficult for adversaries to attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

In the eastern state of Bihar, a police official was suspended for using an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in Siwan district on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The air quality in the area is expected to improve on Friday while forecast rain on Saturday should further help disperse some of the smoke.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

The sprinkler system kicked in overhead, providing only limited relief, soaking the both of them but doing little to disperse the smoke.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

But as tech talent disperses to the likes of Austin, Texas, that reason may become less important.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

The Eye Spa machine uses a “cold mist atomization process,” Xie said, “that disperses micro-particles of moisture combined with soothing essential oils.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

Simple things like the way your body disperses fat, aging, or skin laxity can create asymmetry.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026

In addition to NIH, scientists have reported that that the National Science Foundation, a government agency that also disperses research funding, has also canceled activities.

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025

After maybe ten minutes of questions, the crowd disperses and we walk back to our parking spot.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

“That’s a huge lift for some of these small, dispersed jurisdictions to figure out how to use USPS’s portal and submit names.”

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

Cartridges fixed on the aircraft's wings contain a substance that, when dispersed, sticks to cloud droplets, making them heavy enough to fall as rain.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The answer isn’t straightforward, in part because its chapters are too dispersed to fit one label.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Rather than modifying the ink with surfactants or chemically altering the particles, they dispersed nanoscale ultra fine bubbles throughout the liquid.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

As the group dispersed, some of the boys started talking in soft, subdued tones.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

For years, Warren Buffett has been dispersing some of his Berkshire shares to charitable foundations run by his children—Howie included.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"We are on watch for tonight, it's the weekend. We will be dispersing people from the area," he told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Rather than dispersing evenly in every direction, heat can follow routes determined by the structure of a crystal.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

The sheriff, he added, would much rather have deputies “keeping an eye on 6,000 workers in one area than dispersing them throughout the communities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

I poked my finger down into the mouth of my volcano, and it toppled, dispersing the golden grains into little swirls.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison