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

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

The Journal previously reported that some current and former Fed officials worried the comments would deepen the stigma around the lending tool that the central bank has worked to dispel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Widow’s Bay’s founders damned themselves and all their descendants by burying their iniquity instead of living with it long enough to dispel it and learn from that mistake.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

As Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office tried to dispel misinformation about California’s ballot tabulation process, the statement also said, “For the record: we wish the votes were counted faster, too.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

Piling my plate high, Angelina did nothing to dispel this impression.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

With the understanding that nothing dispels an air of mystery like a hashtag, a number of modern speakeasy successors have clamped down on social-media posts or even phone use altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

The report also dispels a common view that guns are mainly owned by rural residents.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025

For trans people like me, having an accurate ID dispels the daily fear of being outed when asked to present identification.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

A newly published copy of his death certificate dispels much of the mystery: According to that document, Valenzuela’s underlying cause of death was possibly related to a liver disease and liver failure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

Medical science does not seal the earth, whose nether creatures seep out, hair by hair, disguised like the smoke that dispels them.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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

The 75-year-old farmer's eyes filled with tears as he walked through his orchard in the village of Vosketap, where a breeze from snowcapped Mount Ararat, across the border in Turkey, dispelled the summer heat.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

From Slate ● May 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

She had dispelled the mist, so all the island stood out clearly.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he recently held a 2-½-hour meeting with Khamenei, in a public message that appeared aimed at dispelling questions about whether the new leader is indeed alive and running the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

Now the Petersen Automotive Museum takes a closer look, dispelling stereotypes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025

American comedian Tiffany Haddish has defended her controversial TikTok video of her visit to a supermarket in Zimbabwe, saying it was aimed at dispelling perceptions that there was "war everyday" in Africa.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2024

Noise and motion gave an illusion of warmth, dispelling that utter, glacial silence, but I was still too cold to sleep that night.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin