scattered

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The pavilions are scattered in seemingly haphazard fashion, in keeping with Mr. Govan’s conviction that visitors should follow their own curiosity and make their own connections without being subjugated to a hierarchy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Millions of Sudanese citizens are scattered, some outside the country, forced from their homes in the midst of the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The warning was prompted by a storm system that brought scattered showers to the area Sunday into Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

You can even listen to the same station with friends and family who are geographically scattered.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

He ate the seed from the grass he’d worked with; it was scattered all around him.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig