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In Lyon, police used tear gas grenades to disperse a crowd which had reportedly gathered in an area deemed off-limits by the local prefecture.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

AFP saw police use tear gas to disperse crowds gathering near the site.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 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

A few months later, a different judge found that the department had violated previous court restrictions by using projectile weapons to disperse crowds at protests against immigration enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

They had cleaned up the mess after the virus had wiped out everyone else, and now they were busy fogging the rooms with insecticide, in the hope that it might somehow disperse the virus.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

The Eye Spa machine uses a “cold mist atomization process,” Xie said, “that disperses micro-particles of moisture combined with soothing essential oils.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 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

The Environment Agency says that’s because salt water can act as a natural disinfectant and the sea naturally disperses pollutants faster.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024

After waiting by turns for three hours the queue disperses.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Since 2021, New York has dispersed $70 million in down payment assistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The country's national disaster mitigation agency said that 2.4 tonnes of dry ice were dispersed by plane.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

She warned that Hollywood may become less of a "single location" and more of a "dispersed network."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Instead, space-based data centers will have to use radiators that turn heat into waves of infrared light, which are then dispersed into deep space, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

When Coach Privett concluded the meeting and the cheerleaders dispersed, Celia still stood there, hands balled at her sides, jaw clenched.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

The rotating forces improved their performance, as they became more adept at dispersing and concealing themselves and using electronic warfare, said the Army official.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

She told the BBC her school wrapped up its aid programme in April, but continued dispersing remaining funds.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Her travel patterns continue to demonstrate the unpredictable movements of a dispersing wolf seeking a mate and territory of its own,” John Marchwick, of the educational group California Wolf Watch, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Ralph looked back at the dispersing smoke on the horizon, then up at the mountain.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding