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When less-lethal weapons proved ineffective, the department deployed tear gas on two occasions, June 8 and 14, to disperse “violent groups” and restore order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Despite police efforts to disperse them, large crowds remain at the site.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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

An AFP photographer saw law enforcement use stun grenades to try disperse the crowds near Madison Square Garden.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

After allowing them to disperse about the lake, we catch another hundred fish and see what fraction of them are marked.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

The heat is affecting how air pollution disperses over the region, National Weather Service meteorologist Carol Ciliberti said Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

When you season the crumbs directly, you’re ensuring that flavor disperses evenly throughout the loaf rather than pooling in pockets.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

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

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026

He moves closer to me as Pri’s circle disperses and people start to crowd back onto the dance floor.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

Consider the analyst estimates for Oracle and how widely dispersed they are relative to the average.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Upon their arrival, the troops dispersed the Israeli civilians and allowed the vehicles to continue on their way,” it said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 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

"You have to shift your perspective from a map of dispersed and isolated islands to one where the ocean itself is the living fabric that binds us all together," she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

When Coach Privett concluded the meeting and the cheerleaders dispersed, Celia still stood there, hands balled at her sides, jaw clenched.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

Police officers on horseback have been dispersing crowds trying to gather along Nairobi streets.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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

Counter-protesters showed up toward the end and shouted toward the Hernandez supporters and the two sides exchanged some words before dispersing.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

His wound was healing, his pain was dispersing; his Self had merged into unity.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse