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disperse

[dih-spurs] / dɪˈspɜrs /


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Los Angeles was paying for city leaders’ decision long ago to organize the city to disperse authority, he said, citing deteriorating city infrastructure as a key example.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Indonesia said Saturday it had been using dry ice at one of South Sumatra province's main airports in an attempt to disperse the haze.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Strong winds at high altitudes can weaken or disperse the disturbances before they reach the mesosphere, where they may become visible through a phenomenon known as airglow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

A police officer told AFP that police fired shots into the air to disperse a crowd in Bara, a town in the province's western Khyber district, and five people were detained as dozens protested there.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Mercifully, when Brundage stopped speaking the athletes were ushered back outside, where a light rain was falling and the crowds had begun to disperse.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

"Get them out the way, that group disperses."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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

When you season the crumbs directly, you’re ensuring that flavor disperses evenly throughout the loaf rather than pooling in pockets.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

His group fundraises and disperses money to young candidates it backs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

After waiting by turns for three hours the queue disperses.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Also, as American families become more geographically dispersed, the traditional practice of visiting a loved one’s burial site may be less practical and, in some cases, less relevant.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

According to a report to the health board the current model "provides valued local services, but its dispersed configuration makes it increasingly difficult to meet needs consistently".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Since 2021, New York has dispersed $70 million in down payment assistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The country's national disaster mitigation agency said that 2.4 tonnes of dry ice were dispersed by plane.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

This confederacy incorporated six widely dispersed nations comprising thousands of agricultural villages and hunting grounds in what are currently known as New York, Pennsylvania, and Quebec.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

"Not only were the galaxies producing these elements, but they were also dispersing them, possibly seeding other galaxies."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The rotating forces improved their performance, as they became more adept at dispersing and concealing themselves and using electronic warfare, said the Army official.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Brinkema barred the justice department from taking any steps to stand up or operate the fund - including processing or dispersing claims - until a preliminary hearing on 12 June.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

“Her travel patterns continue to demonstrate the unpredictable movements of a dispersing wolf seeking a mate and territory of its own,” John Marchwick, of the educational group California Wolf Watch, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

When at last Daenerys found the strength to raise her head, she saw the crowd dispersing, the Dothraki stealing silently back to their tents and sleeping mats.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin


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