dispersal

Example Sentences

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Officers were called to Clapham High Street on Tuesday evening and put a dispersal order in place to move the young people out of the area.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“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

Police Department issuing a dispersal order at about 6:30 p.m., according to City News Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

While Madison's frame of reference was instinctively political, and idealized the dispersal of power naturally checked by the inherent diversity of diffused interest groups, Hamilton’s cast of mind was instinctively economic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis