dispersal
Example Sentences
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The force put in place a dispersal order across the city centre earlier, set to last until 20:00 GMT, which gives officers the power to remove people from a specific area.
From BBC
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
Police Department issuing a dispersal order at about 6:30 p.m., according to City News Service.
From Los Angeles Times
It is only logical, writes Mr. Scharf in “The Giant Leap,” that this life should then spread itself through space in what he terms a great “dispersal,” as though humans were airborne seeds or spores.
FireAid promptly released a comprehensive document detailing its fundraising and grant dispersals.
From Los Angeles Times
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