disperse
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"The teams and suppliers building satellites now are the ones able to develop the next generation of a related technology, and once they disperse, they are very hard to reassemble."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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
When less-lethal weapons proved ineffective, the department deployed tear gas on two occasions, June 8 and 14, to disperse “violent groups” and restore order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
And as time went on, the clouds of suspicion were harder to disperse.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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"Get them out the way, that group disperses."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Extremely small black holes could arise from special critical states in which even a tiny addition of energy can determine whether the system disperses or collapses.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
His group fundraises and disperses money to young candidates it backs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
He moves closer to me as Pri’s circle disperses and people start to crowd back onto the dance floor.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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Around 30 PTI supporters in Peshawar briefly chanted slogans demanding Khan's release before being dispersed by police, only to return shortly afterwards in a game of cat and mouse, AFP journalists witnessed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
The university and Cefas said nurdles were "likely to have dispersed beyond the Tyne estuary out into the North Sea".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Ash was dispersed across much of North America and the effects were felt worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
These hundred people are the first dispersed community of experimental scientists.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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For years, Warren Buffett has been dispersing some of his Berkshire shares to charitable foundations run by his children—Howie included.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
The group also requested that once the bonfire has been lit that "everyone pays their respects by dispersing quietly and respectfully afterwards".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
He makes a gesture like smoke dispersing into the air.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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