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diffuse

[dih-fyooz, dih-fyoos] / dɪˈfyuz, dɪˈfyus /




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Security guards and family members quickly intervened to diffuse the situation.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Service providers will face more stress and “outreach teams will become less efficient as clients become more geographically diffuse and harder to find,” it said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

When Congress created the Federal Reserve System in 1913, lawmakers sought to diffuse power across 12 Federal Reserve district banks that were public-private hybrids with local boards consisting of local bankers, industrialists and community leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Nutrients must travel through cells, proteins need to fold correctly, and molecules constantly diffuse through watery environments.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

The result is that the C11 — an extension — has a more diffuse, jazzy, or impressionistic sound.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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