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In the eastern state of Bihar, a police official was suspended for using an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in Siwan district on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

However, some experts contend that area thunderstorms on Saturday might help alleviate and disperse the worst of the concerns.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

A clean-up is under way after disorder was mainly concentrated along one street in the Greater Belfast area, where police deployed water cannon to disperse a crowd.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Both substances can disperse widely in the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

As we disperse, Coach Watts stands between Boy21 and the rest of the squad, almost like he doesn’t want anyone to speak to Russ.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

But as tech talent disperses to the likes of Austin, Texas, that reason may become less important.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Simple things like the way your body disperses fat, aging, or skin laxity can create asymmetry.

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026

For the first time, this proves it is possible to study pollution from re-entering rockets at such heights before it disperses, the scientists said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

The dung beetle, which disperses seeds as it rolls its dung balls, fertilizing topsoil and enhancing biodiversity and engineering its environment, normally orients itself using the Milky Way and the moon.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025

The circle of men disperses, muttering disappointment; they were promised a fight.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

"We don't want them getting up at 5 in the morning to check their livestock and finding that their herd of sheep has been dispersed and there's animal carcasses across the farm."

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

He and his team found that stocks whose target prices are in general agreement tend to do better than those with widely dispersed targets—not a great sign for SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Caruso said he is optimistic that customers will return to the center, even though many Pacific Palisades residents are still dispersed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Following her concert in Mindelo, Ceuzany greeted fans and friends with hugs before people dispersed into the windy night.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

As a result, its students were dispersed across the railroad tracks to the remaining two high schools in town, Permian and Odessa High.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Counter-protesters showed up toward the end and shouted toward the Hernandez supporters and the two sides exchanged some words before dispersing.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

“The proposal maintains one distinctly Black-influence district while dispersing Black voters among other districts,” Phillip Thompson, executive director of the National Black Nonpartisan Redistricting Organization, wrote for the Virginia Mercury in March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

This has proven to be an effective tool in dispersing large gatherings of youths, helping to prevent anti-social behaviour and criminality taking place in the area; whilst supporting our city centre community.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

The term ‘Magnificent Seven’ was first coined by Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett back in 2023, and he now sees External link the group dispersing.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

I opened the door to a chauffeur, and past his shoulder I could see some police constables dispersing to various points of the grounds.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro