dispersal

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“More air bases in western Saudi Arabia would add depth, dispersal, survivability, and avoid the Hormuz chokepoint,” said David Deptula, a retired Air Force three-star general who is the dean of the Mitchell Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"This is largely because oil floats, so the dispersal of oil remains on the surface and doesn't really interact with corals except in the most shallow areas," Burt said.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order for the area of Alameda Street between Union Station and 1st Street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Judge Menendez's 83-page order bars federal agents from arresting and "using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity".

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Like the changes in seed dispersal, these changes in germination inhibition characterize wheat, barley, peas, and many other crops compared with their wild ancestors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond