diffuse
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Security guards and family members quickly intervened to diffuse the situation.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 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
Evolutions in technology and the way wars are fought -- notably with drones -- are also making the global arms market more diffuse, which could benefit Japan, according to analysts at the Stimson Center.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Much of the Lakers bench and some coaches approached to help diffuse the situation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
He believed that a large number of worlds had formed spontaneously out of diffuse matter in space, evolved and then decayed.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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