dispersal

Example Sentences

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"We hope that the remainder of this public gathering will proceed peacefully and safely, and that the dispersal at the end of the gathering will pass just as peacefully as the arrival."

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

A total of 24 children are now on a "watchlist" and officers are using dispersal notices to ban troublemakers from the city centre.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

They also denied hearing any dispersal orders or warnings before they were injured.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

“More air bases in western Saudi Arabia would add depth, dispersal, survivability, and avoid the Hormuz chokepoint,” said David Deptula, a retired Air Force three-star general who is the dean of the Mitchell Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Other variation, such as that in seed dispersal mechanisms or seed dormancy, would have gone unrecognized by humans before the rise of modern botany.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond