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dispel

[dih-spel] / dɪˈspɛl /


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It’s a feeling no cloud can fully dispel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

They must have hoped the photos would dispel conspiracy theories that he’s dead, or at least incapacitated.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

For Yonatan Freeman, an international relations expert at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the primary aim of the visit is to dispel reports of a cooling in relations between the allies.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Innuendo leaves a lingering stink that’s harder to dispel.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

At least Bigwig’s preparations would keep the others busy and perhaps do something to dispel the silent fear that filled all the warren.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

In the interview, Balotelli dispels a few of the myths that had built up around him...

From BBC May 21, 2026

What Thompson-Hernández’s art so easily dispels, no matter the genre it finds a home in, are all the knotty, misguided and trite representations of otherness in our contemporary world.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

As with most holiday-related rituals, digging into the history of the yule log as a TV tradition dispels some of its mystical wonder, revealing its origin in desperate necessity.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2025

Jarvis is moral and cognitively aware and dispels our anxieties that the technology could replace or even harm humans, said Chambliss, whose work explores the relationship between comics and culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

This dispels her first embarrassment, and the two begin to talk.

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

Concerns held by Painter and Meadows over whether M11 was "going to be enough" for McCormick to justify the move across the world were soon dispelled.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

But we know that’s just an illusion, one that is dispelled by looking inside the machine.

From Slate May 25, 2026

But "lawmakers are not fooled", said Iteanu, as enthusiasm for AI has not dispelled public wariness about its potential consequences.

From Barron's Apr. 25, 2026

In a recent blog post, Yardeni characterizes the current worries as ”AI derangement,” a fear that eventually will be dispelled.

From MarketWatch Mar. 1, 2026

If things got worse in Europe, philanthropic spending would grind to a halt in the United States; even if the war clouds dispelled, millions of dollars would shift to Europe for economic reconstruction.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Regulatory clarity is meanwhile on the horizon, likely dispelling some investor fears, Deutsche’s Harishankar Ramamoorthy says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Sunday's performance went some way to dispelling those question marks.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Our findings show clear benefits in key areas of healthy ageing, while also dispelling some of the myths surrounding its use.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

A 2024 study by Penn State researchers found that approximately one in eight adults enjoy intensely sour flavors, dispelling claims that extreme tartness is only favored by children.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2025

“You can kick both their tails for all I care, but do it somewhere else,” Jim said, dispelling any thought I might have had that he cared anything about me.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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