dispersal

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"This is largely because oil floats, so the dispersal of oil remains on the surface and doesn't really interact with corals except in the most shallow areas," Burt said.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

A dispersal zone is to be introduced by police in the centre of Scotland's biggest city as part of a crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order for the area of Alameda Street between Union Station and 1st Street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

A second approach, inertial confinement, uses the plasma’s own inertia to slow its dispersal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Barley has the further advantage that its genetics and morphology permit it to evolve quickly the useful changes in seed dispersal and germination inhibition that we discussed in the preceding chapter.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond