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These features, known as corrugations, cause light from an input source to scatter upward and out of the photonic chip.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Serve them by the bowlful with cold drinks, or scatter them over tomato soup, chili, Caesar salad or roasted vegetables.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

The diagnoses converge on one action but scatter on a good deal that matters after that, including what triggers a hike, how many more follow and where the Fed stops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

A horde of dancers scatter beneath the vaulted belly of Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s recently opened David Geffen Galleries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

The can hits the biggest dog, and they all scatter.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

One of UV-C light's most valuable traits is how strongly it scatters in the atmosphere, which makes it especially useful for non-line-of-sight communication.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

Martinez scatters ceramic roses across the painting, a mordant honorific to past glory and current hopes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

Clayton Kershaw scatters six hits and gives up one earned run, and the Dodgers’ offense finally shows life in a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

Rickey could use emotional support when he scatters his ashes.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025

Yolanda wanting me to be nice to Tyler scatters and whirls around me like a pile of brown and orange leaves.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

The 400 or so who cast ballots “were registered as Democrats, Republicans, and the majority unaffiliated and were scattered across the state,” Ms. Sherrill said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

As for Saint Simeon's column, Arabi said "the base is there, but the remains of the column are scattered, and we will try to rebuild it".

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Characters are scattered all over the map and then slowly find themselves being brought back together, but in different forms. That was always something we were talking about doing with Aemond and Aegon.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The resonance then scattered this planetary debris through the inner solar system, increasing the number of impacts on the Moon, Earth, Mars, and possibly other rocky worlds.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

She had knelt down on the floor, picking up all the necklaces and earrings that he had scattered about.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Sri Lanka's health authorities attribute the surge in dengue infections to a cyclone that tore through the island last December, scattering debris that have turned into new breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

That alignment reduces scattering of the heat carrying phonons, allowing thermal energy to move through the crystal much more efficiently.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Fireworks can frighten animals and send them scattering, but Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets apparently are made of sterner stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Somewhere along the line, the ideal picnic became a scattering of photogenic snacks: a baguette, a wedge of cheese, a handful of berries, perhaps a tiny jar of olives if someone was feeling ambitious.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

The crazy boy rushed on, and when he reached the enormous camera, he jumped straight for the switch, scattering Oompa-Loompas right and left as he went.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl