scatter
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One of the displaced, Abdulali al-Rajihi, said the Houthis "told us: 'Leave, scatter, you have half an hour'".
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Along that longer path, molecules in the air scatter shorter wavelengths of visible light, especially blue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Desperate for any advantage, the Night Court’s Inner Circle must scatter far and wide to face emerging past enemies and salvage Prythian’s fragile peace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
They were travelling to the city to scatter the ashes of Rose's late husband, Pete.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“We just figured you might like to meet some of the kids before they scatter to the four winds for the summer,” Hattie Mae said.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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Another, in a blue tunic that echoes the sky, scatters wheat seeds in the new furrows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Dust in the disk scatters light from the central star, creating an effect similar to fog.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
The movie — which he wrote, directed and stars in — follows a widower as he scatters his wife’s ashes in very specific locations and deals with the memories that arise at each of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Aerogels also rely on air-filled pores, but those pores are typically arranged in a random pattern that scatters light.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2025
He feels only the raw, impassive surge of the moonlight as it strikes the tent above him and scatters.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Towering granite boulders smoothed over millions of years frame powder-white sand and turquoise water so clear it looks tinted: That’s Anse Source d’Argent, one of the Seychelles’ dozens of beaches scattered across 115 islands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Photos taken at Kris’ annual holiday parties often featured the sweeping staircases, which were decked out in extravagant decorations, with multiple Christmas trees scattered throughout the grand entryway.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Those predictions include tiny temperature variations scattered across the CMB.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
More of the shorter blue wavelengths of light are scattered, allowing the yellows, oranges and reds to become more prominent.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Cartoons on the TV, with Darius watching intently; baseball bats, books, footballs, blankets scattered here and there; music playing quietly from a stereo.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Their brightness comes from light scattering off the exposed fibers of the traditional washi paper.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The agency said federal regulations allow sunroofs to be made with tempered glass, which must break into gravel-like pieces, or laminated glass, where pieces stay stuck to a plastic interlayer instead of scattering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
A police pursuit early Wednesday through Los Angeles ended in dramatic fashion when the fleeing vehicle smashed into a row of parked cars, injuring the driver and scattering glass and debris across the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Sunlight scattering through the Martian atmosphere helped create the striking view.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
A boy walking back to his room with an open bag of chips jumps about ten feet at the noise, the chips flying out of the bag and scattering on the floor.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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