dispersed
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Israel’s intelligence operatives spent weeks tracking Hezbollah’s unit commanders as they dispersed from their strongholds and regrouped in hide-outs around the country to evade Israeli attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Without a bullhorn or any sort of amplification, Bovino informed the crowd that they were being dispersed.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
One reason is the methane is more dispersed and satellites’ sensors have trouble picking it out over a large area.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
If a species is not ready, the pair return several weeks later, sometimes only to find all the seeds have dispersed already or been eaten.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The air still smelled sickly sweet and would leave them woozy for a bit, but the worst of it had dispersed.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing dispersed
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 10
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