scattering
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At ORNL, Luke Daemen used neutron scattering to help identify the hydrocarbon products created when different polymer chains reacted.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 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
Sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere is scattered, with shorter blue wavelengths scattering more easily, while more of the longer wavelength red light reached the Moon.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
Cat pictured the tiny plastic trains catching air and scattering across the room.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
With scatterings of Ukrainians in the crowd, Amosov's name rang out in his native tongue as the fight drew to a close.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2023
Image: DroneSeed Trees can normally regenerate due to the scatterings of pine cones by the wind or with the help of animals.
From The Verge ● Apr. 18, 2022
We know from scatterings of recent history that at this stage of a conflict like the one that continues to unfold in Ukraine, projections months into the future are risky to foolhardy.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2022
The mauled scatterings of boxes and packages along the train tracks look like the crime scene from a Christmas Eve Santa sleigh-jacking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
The garden sprinklers whirled up in golden founts, filling the soft morning air with scatterings of brightness.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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