dispel
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It’s a feeling no cloud can fully dispel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
They must have hoped the photos would dispel conspiracy theories that he’s dead, or at least incapacitated.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Innuendo leaves a lingering stink that’s harder to dispel.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The company hasn’t done enough to dispel that concern.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
“But isn’t that the very belief we want to dispel? Won’t this help them prove it?”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Mr. Newman also dispels the belief that great ideas are entirely new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The report also dispels a common view that guns are mainly owned by rural residents.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
For trans people like me, having an accurate ID dispels the daily fear of being outed when asked to present identification.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
A newly published copy of his death certificate dispels much of the mystery: According to that document, Valenzuela’s underlying cause of death was possibly related to a liver disease and liver failure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Medical science does not seal the earth, whose nether creatures seep out, hair by hair, disguised like the smoke that dispels them.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
Concerns held by Painter and Meadows over whether M11 was "going to be enough" for McCormick to justify the move across the world were soon dispelled.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
But we know that’s just an illusion, one that is dispelled by looking inside the machine.
From Slate ● May 25, 2026
But "lawmakers are not fooled", said Iteanu, as enthusiasm for AI has not dispelled public wariness about its potential consequences.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
In a recent blog post, Yardeni characterizes the current worries as ”AI derangement,” a fear that eventually will be dispelled.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 1, 2026
The darkness around him dispelled completely, leaving nothing to protect him except his battered armor.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Sunday's performance went some way to dispelling those question marks.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Our findings show clear benefits in key areas of healthy ageing, while also dispelling some of the myths surrounding its use.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he recently held a 2-½-hour meeting with Khamenei, in a public message that appeared aimed at dispelling questions about whether the new leader is indeed alive and running the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
It comes as Nevada’s gaming market and tourism activity on the Strip has been unexpectedly strong this year, dispelling investors’ expectations of a downturn in business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2024
This had the immediate effect of dispelling the slight tension that had built in the room while Mr Harry Smith had been speaking.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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