disperse
Example Sentences
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Unemployed WWI veterans marched on Washington in 1932 to demand bonuses, only to have their encampments dispersed with tanks and tear gas.
Officers asked the group to disperse and multiple people were taken into custody after declining to do so, police said.
Hostile architecture and novel ways of trying to disperse homeless people have become somewhat common in L.A. in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times
By identifying broad principles that influence how populations concentrate and disperse, the study contributes to a deeper understanding of urban evolution across different eras and environments.
From Science Daily
Founded in 2007, Zion Church represents a particular concern for Chinese officials because of its dispersed presence in many cities, its online prayer groups and its members’ connections to Western Christians.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
