disperse
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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
AFP journalists saw several people arrested by police, who also fired tear gas to disperse the growing crowds.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Typically, winds in the upper atmosphere can weaken or disperse gravity waves before they reach such heights.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
The decision to let passengers disperse around the globe has stirred anxiety beyond the Canary Islands, but infectious-disease doctors told The Wall Street Journal that any fears of a Covid-like situation were misplaced.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
When sprayed, the colonies disperse as the mites, irritated though not killed by the chemicals, scatter out in search of places where they will not be disturbed.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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