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dispersal

[dih-spur-suhl] / dɪˈspɜr səl /


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Officers were called to Clapham High Street on Tuesday evening and put a dispersal order in place to move the young people out of the area.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"This is largely because oil floats, so the dispersal of oil remains on the surface and doesn't really interact with corals except in the most shallow areas," Burt said.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order for the area of Alameda Street between Union Station and 1st Street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

A second approach, inertial confinement, uses the plasma’s own inertia to slow its dispersal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Like the changes in seed dispersal, these changes in germination inhibition characterize wheat, barley, peas, and many other crops compared with their wild ancestors.

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




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