dispersal

Example Sentences

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"The persistence of the clinical effects… is not consistent with the typical agents used for crowd dispersal, such as CS," he said.

From BBC

The number of people in all other forms of accommodation includes those in non-hotel contingency accommodation, plus initial, dispersal and "other" accommodation.

From BBC

But because the horse’s dispersal happened mostly out of sight of European chroniclers, much of the process wasn’t documented, or was written in a way that emphasized the role of Spanish and later settlers.

From Science Magazine

Officers fired thousands of tear-gas canisters and dispersal grenades to push them back, and protesters responded by throwing firebombs, rocks and other projectiles, and setting several police vans on fire.

From New York Times

Ornamental grasses, on the other hand, often use seed dispersal to expand.

From Washington Post