dispels

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With the understanding that nothing dispels an air of mystery like a hashtag, a number of modern speakeasy successors have clamped down on social-media posts or even phone use altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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