dispersed
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They are slow-growing and take 50 to 70 years to start producing seeds, which are dispersed primarily by ground squirrels and wood rats who don’t travel far from their burrows.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"Officers attended and the crowd dispersed shortly afterwards," a force spokesperson added.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
That means moving away from large static formations toward more mobile dispersed ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The film is lightning in a bottle, magic that only stands to have its smoke dispersed and mirrors cracked by the unnecessary impositions of the dreaded Hollywood sequel.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
Outside in the square, the nightfire was still burning, but the priest was gone and the crowd was long dispersed.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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