scattering
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Instead, finish the top with a scattering of turbinado sugar for crunch and a pinch of flaky salt for sparkle.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
It looked like an under-23 side with a scattering of experience for Real.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
In this longer and more structured form, what began as an intentional scattering of ashes becomes an elegiac letter home mediated by shipwreck.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
On this February day, only the wind broke the deafening silence, whipping across the scattering of small colourful houses.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
But a grizzly could have knocked it over, scattering glowing embers, bits of wood that could ignite a fire.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
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