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Police said in a statement that six people were arrested in Lisbon and seven in Porto for refusing orders to disperse.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Around 70,000 officers were deployed across France for a second consecutive weekend and used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Indonesia said Saturday it had been using dry ice at one of South Sumatra province's main airports in an attempt to disperse the haze.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Strong winds at high altitudes can weaken or disperse the disturbances before they reach the mesosphere, where they may become visible through a phenomenon known as airglow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

It was not enough time, and after the final night, the police were called to disperse the many people who still wanted to see the painting.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The heat is affecting how air pollution disperses over the region, National Weather Service meteorologist Carol Ciliberti said Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

But as tech talent disperses to the likes of Austin, Texas, that reason may become less important.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

When you season the crumbs directly, you’re ensuring that flavor disperses evenly throughout the loaf rather than pooling in pockets.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

"It can promote feelings of unity among neighbouring communities and villages. It disperses groups of related males, stopping groups of related males developing strong loyalties and starting feuds with the related males nearby," she suggests.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025

The circle of men disperses, muttering disappointment; they were promised a fight.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

Newhan was there too, and as the group dispersed, he told me: “You ask good questions.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Objects in that show came from private collections in the New York area, most of which have since been dispersed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Most of the remaining material would have dispersed into space long ago, while the planet remained in orbit.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Most of the protesters have since dispersed, but some members of the Orange Order remain.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

For Darwinian evolution to work, the mechanism of inheritance had to possess an intrinsic capacity to conserve information without becoming diluted or dispersed.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The 213-foot Bali is primarily responsible for rapid rescue operations or dispersing fishing boats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Rather than dispersing evenly in every direction, heat can follow routes determined by the structure of a crystal.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

The group also requested that once the bonfire has been lit that "everyone pays their respects by dispersing quietly and respectfully afterwards".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

But as Southern California’s focus shifts to the sweltering heat expected for the day and the rest of the week, an expert noted that soot and particulate matter may not be dispersing normally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

I opened the door to a chauffeur, and past his shoulder I could see some police constables dispersing to various points of the grounds.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro