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At room temperature, phonons generally scatter more frequently and quickly lose the coherence needed for wave-based transport, causing heat to spread through ordinary diffusion.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

Relatives of the victims scatter flower petals from a damaged building as the procession passes below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

They were travelling to the city to scatter the ashes of Rose's late husband, Pete.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Serve them by the bowlful with cold drinks, or scatter them over tomato soup, chili, Caesar salad or roasted vegetables.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Tear this note across twelve times and scatter the four thousand and ninety-six pieces to the wind!

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

She first scatters AA-size batteries, pens and scissors on the table, and walks back to the nearby control rig to make the robot arms place each one inside the tray of a desk organizer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Instead of allowing NIR photons to pass straight through the thin silicon layer, the textured surface scatters the light repeatedly, increasing the likelihood that the silicon absorbs it.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

By comparing the patterns in forward- and back-scattered light, they could estimate each particle's size and its refractive index, which describes how strongly light bends or scatters when it passes through a material.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025

"It's like a firework that goes up and just scatters - that's how my life had just exploded," she said.

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

And Jordan’s face scatters into a sad soup.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

The few vehicles scattered in the parking lot, I learned, belonged mostly to Bill Hays, who describes himself as a “car guy.”

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Mediterranean seabed is thought to be scattered with similar ancient wrecks.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Mining companies see enormous wealth in mineral deposits scattered across the seabed, but the fledgling industry has for years been held back by environmental concerns.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

The largest part of the economy grew in July at a robust pace, but scattered shortages of key supplies and dogged inflation raised the cost of doing business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Ella inspected her additions, tiny skulls and pumpkins scattered about.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

This agreement confirmed that phonons in the material can travel unusually long distances before scattering, which is a central reason the wave-based behavior can survive at room temperature.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

Sri Lanka's health authorities attribute the surge in dengue infections to a cyclone that tore through the island last December, scattering debris that have turned into new breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

I’ve topped bowls with butter-soaked, cardamom-dusted sourdough croutons, a simple scattering of pistachios, granola and even dried coconut flakes, and each has worked beautifully.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

At a media tour earlier this week, the massive Convention Center-scaled space was largely empty, save for dormant cranes, a scattering of workers and the occasional hum of drilling.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

She sailed past the violinists, scattering sheet music.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck