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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

They must have hoped the photos would dispel conspiracy theories that he’s dead, or at least incapacitated.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 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

Finally, in a blatant attempt to dispel my foul mood they invited me to go see Three Pennies for Wishing across the river tomorrow evening.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

While one of the hallmarks of Chekhov’s work is its emotional authenticity, “The Disappear” never quite dispels a feeling of artificiality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

The report also dispels a common view that guns are mainly owned by rural residents.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025

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

Then I remember reading Horatio’s letter, and despair, like a cold wind, dispels the momentary peace.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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

Even here, though, historians have noted that the Soviet Union’s near-simultaneous invasion of Manchuria—which dispelled Japan’s illusion that Moscow might stay neutral in the war—also had an impact on the emperor’s calculations.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

The 75-year-old farmer's eyes filled with tears as he walked through his orchard in the village of Vosketap, where a breeze from snowcapped Mount Ararat, across the border in Turkey, dispelled the summer heat.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Twenty-three years after making his senior debut for Portugal, any thoughts Ronaldo-mania might be fading have been dispelled at this World Cup.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

This impression was dispelled early on when a probationer in Briony’s year, a large, kindly, slow-moving girl with a cow’s harmless gaze, met the lacerating force of the ward sister’s fury.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

By many accounts, Mallorca has succeeded in dispelling hard-partiers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

A 2024 study by Penn State researchers found that approximately one in eight adults enjoy intensely sour flavors, dispelling claims that extreme tartness is only favored by children.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 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