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disperse

[dih-spurs] / dɪˈspɜrs /


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A clean-up is under way after disorder was mainly concentrated along one street in the Greater Belfast area, where police deployed water cannon to disperse a crowd.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

AFP journalists saw several people arrested by police, who also fired tear gas to disperse the growing crowds.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Both substances can disperse widely in the air.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

When he arrived at around 8:30 a.m., a police officer was on a megaphone announcing that the shop wouldn’t be opening, that no watches would be sold, and requesting that the crowd disperse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The song ends and people start to disperse.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya




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