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The firm argued that bypassing traditional exchange rules could fragment liquidity, or scatter trading activity across different platforms, and undermine investor protections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

As they scatter, regroup and break off again, the work never stops, even when sources don’t want to trust them, the ground under their feet keeps shifting and the cloud over their homeland gets darker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

One of the displaced, Abdulali al-Rajihi, said the Houthis "told us: 'Leave, scatter, you have half an hour'".

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Sea spray, clouds, and snow all look intensely white because their structures scatter visible light extremely efficiently.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Charlie thought they were stealing pieces of the bus, one little piece at a time, and someday the whole bus would just fall apart and scatter kids all over the street.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

When light scatters inside a cell, it also experiences a tiny delay that changes its phase, or the timing of its wave peaks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Another, in a blue tunic that echoes the sky, scatters wheat seeds in the new furrows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Dust in the disk scatters light from the central star, creating an effect similar to fog.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

This is because the sunlight it reflects reaches us through a more dense part of the Earth's atmosphere which scatters blue and violet light, and means only the redder hues reach us.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

Everyone but Fiona scatters, and he smiles at me and says, “It’s great to see you out here. And it’s great to see you in uniform.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

The menus began modestly: my mom’s chicken noodle soup alongside store-bought tomato soup from the Whole Foods hot bar; my dad’s white chicken chili and a simple butternut squash soup scattered with chives.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Eagle Rock Resort, in Hazle Township, has hundreds of comfortable homes scattered through the woods, two golf courses, swimming pools, an equestrian center and even a few ski slopes for the winter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

As the rain band clears from northern parts of the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland will turn mostly sunny with blustery winds and scattered heavy showers.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Much of the surrounding water appears dark and open, although scattered fragments of floating sea ice remain visible.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

There are piles of clothes everywhere—folded on top of the washer and dryer, on the floor, and scattered around the room in white plastic baskets.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

This method relies on a familiar property of light: scattering.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Additional experiments using isotopic labeling and neutron scattering showed how the structure of the starting polymer influences the resulting fuel.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The authority hired a falconer and a hawk, but it failed to successfully deter the birds and the plan was hampered by opponents to the measure scattering large quantities of bird feed.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

By contrast, northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and north Wales will have a breezy day with sunny spells and a scattering of showers which could be heavy in the west.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Finally, one enormous wave flew into the sky and crashed down again—the water scattering like shattered pieces of stone.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin