dispersed
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"Officers attended and the crowd dispersed shortly afterwards," a force spokesperson added.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
It was not until the late 19th century that the historical value of the original plants was recognized, and the needle-in-a-haystack task of identifying Lewis’s dispersed samples gathered pace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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
The sky began to lighten in the east as the group dispersed.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing dispersed
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 16, 2013
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 10
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