sprinkled

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When the match started, a handful of rainbow flags were sprinkled throughout the crowd in the Seattle Stadium -- but there was little other sign of the Pride event happening outside its walls.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

Some U.S. officials said the meeting was moving forward with three days of talks on sensitive topics sprinkled with media engagements to summarize closed-door discussions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

A big corner of the internet has been singing and dancing to those lyrics over the last few weeks, with the red, white and blue of Puerto's flag emoji proudly sprinkled all over captions.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Beside Grant, who is bound for the Portland Cascade, there will be 12 other former Bruins sprinkled among the league’s six rosters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The spots there haven’t joined together yet, but there are a dozen or so sprinkled around.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish