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dispel

[dih-spel] / dɪˈspɛl /


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The boots-on-the-ground approach has helped the health department dispel misinformation and build trust with the community, local health officials said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

No amount of wealth can dispel retirement worries.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

It’s a feeling no cloud can fully dispel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

ING economist James Knightley said Warsh’s commitment to price stability has helped dispel fears about the politicization of the Fed.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose as if trying to dispel a headache.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

In the interview, Balotelli dispels a few of the myths that had built up around him...

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

With the understanding that nothing dispels an air of mystery like a hashtag, a number of modern speakeasy successors have clamped down on social-media posts or even phone use altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

As with most holiday-related rituals, digging into the history of the yule log as a TV tradition dispels some of its mystical wonder, revealing its origin in desperate necessity.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

In their first video call, which Farsi, then in Cairo, recorded with a separate smartphone, Hassona’s beaming face immediately dispels any notion that all Palestinians must exist in a defeated state amid relentless bombing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

Medical science does not seal the earth, whose nether creatures seep out, hair by hair, disguised like the smoke that dispels them.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

"There may have been concerns that he may not have been able to recreate the impact of his first period at the Amex but that has been dispelled already," added Cantor.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

That dispelled some fears about whether its AI investments would actually show returns.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Through her media prominence and prolific output as an author, with a dozen books to her name, Steinem dispelled the stereotype of the humorless feminist simply by living.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

The European Commission had also raised questions over whether the legislation complied with EU law, but Lefevre's office said those concerns had been "dispelled" and the measure was not expected to be blocked.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Constantijn Huygens, a poet and diplomat of the time, remarked that the Town Hall dispelled “the Gothic squint and squalor.”

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Our findings show clear benefits in key areas of healthy ageing, while also dispelling some of the myths surrounding its use.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

It also involved dispelling rumours and explaining why traditional mourning practices - such as washing the bodies of the deceased - had to be banned.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he recently held a 2-½-hour meeting with Khamenei, in a public message that appeared aimed at dispelling questions about whether the new leader is indeed alive and running the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

The visual crispness of this L.A. premiere goes a long way toward dispelling doubts that the Pantages is the wrong venue for this ensemble drama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

“You can kick both their tails for all I care, but do it somewhere else,” Jim said, dispelling any thought I might have had that he cared anything about me.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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