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dissipate

[dis-uh-peyt] / ˈdɪs əˌpeɪt /




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But the feeling of being seen, of finding your people — even briefly — sticks with you long after the scents dissipate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Concessions would start to come if there is a split in the security services and internal control starts to dissipate.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Link a heat source to a heat sink to dissipate heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Powell and his team insisted that the rapid increase in prices in 2021 were “transitory” and would quickly dissipate.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

She thinks: They just say words, and what are words but sounds these men shape out of breath, weightless vapors they send into the air of the kitchen to dissipate and die.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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