disperse
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The crowd began to disperse at about 21:45 BST after they learned of the charges against Thomas.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Moroccan police made "no serious attempt to try to reduce, disperse or move the mass of people away from the border perimeter", the report said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
For travelers on a tight timeline, a quick trip around the Damariscotta is a chance to sample the best of a state where oysters reach peak flavor just as summer crowds disperse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Astronomers estimate that the Lion Nebula will eventually disperse in approximately 10,000 years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 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
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
His group fundraises and disperses money to young candidates it backs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
The crowd disperses, moving from the big top to the parking lot and beyond, to the edges of the town.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Instead, space-based data centers will have to use radiators that turn heat into waves of infrared light, which are then dispersed into deep space, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Most of the protesters have since dispersed, but some members of the Orange Order remain.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The knowledge behind artificial intelligence is widely dispersed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Ash was dispersed across much of North America and the effects were felt worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
When the convoy reached Spirit Lake, the residents dispersed to their homes.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
The rotating forces improved their performance, as they became more adept at dispersing and concealing themselves and using electronic warfare, said the Army official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We are on watch for tonight, it's the weekend. We will be dispersing people from the area," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Rather than dispersing evenly in every direction, heat can follow routes determined by the structure of a crystal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 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
Ralph looked back at the dispersing smoke on the horizon, then up at the mountain.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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