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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

That alignment reduces scattering of the heat carrying phonons, allowing thermal energy to move through the crystal much more efficiently.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 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

Fireworks can frighten animals and send them scattering, but Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets apparently are made of sterner stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

They discovered that they could achieve much better results by sowing the grains deep in the ground rather than haphazardly scattering them on the surface.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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

Along the fence were scatterings of Bills gear and parents holding their children’s No. 14 jerseys.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2022

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

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