diffuse
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Security guards and family members quickly intervened to diffuse the situation.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 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
Futures markets later sprang up to help diffuse risk and smooth over volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
That effort might also diffuse some tension caused by the addition of transitional kindergarten, which took away many 4-year-olds from an already struggling child-care industry, Fuller said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
My work, which had appeared so vague, so hopelessly diffuse, condensed itself as he proceeded, and assumed a definite form under his shaping hand.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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