dispersal
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Faisal Umar manages a 24-hour convenience store on the street, which sits in the heart of the dispersal zone.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
About half of the arrests were people who remained on the Peninsula after police issued a dispersal order, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
The results showed that limited dispersal caused by asexual reproduction could explain why early animal ecosystems contained relatively few species.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Cleveland Police has issued a dispersal order for Redcar beach until 18:00 BST on Saturday.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Behind the glossaries of warning calls, alarms, mating messages, pronouncements of territory, calls for recruitment, and demands for dispersal, there is redundant, elegant sound that is unaccountable as part of the working day.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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