scatter

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Today, Mars has scattered regions of magnetism in its crust and a constantly shifting magnetic field created when solar wind interacts with charged particles in the planet's upper atmosphere.

From Science Daily

Hiding in plain sight that night, among the patrons scattered throughout the museum, was photographer and activist Nan Goldin, along with several members of her advocacy group, P.A.I.N.

From Salon

Wet ground conditions across the crematorium mean ashes could not be scattered, because they "may not settle naturally or in a dignified way".

From BBC

Minutes prior, dancers scattered across the studio, looking at their phones as they tried to pick up dance steps from a video.

From Los Angeles Times

At that location, the scattered material could eventually cool and combine into new planetary bodies, potentially forming something similar to an Earth moon type system.

From Science Daily