scatter
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Starting from just a couple of assumptions about how particles scatter during collisions, they unexpectedly arrived at the core features of string theory.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Instead, I finished things with a scatter of green onions, whose sharpness cut beautifully through the richness.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
In her memory, Ms. Phillips writes, “the brother closest to me whispers, their wings are flying up, as singed leaves laced with sparks scatter drowsily higher.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Lee has sought to repair ties with North Korea since taking office last year, criticising his predecessor for allegedly sending drones to scatter propaganda over Pyongyang.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
So he decided that the only solution, if one wanted to retain the right ratio between water and land, was to break up the land and scatter it across the surface of the waters.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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