scattered

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Outside of a few scattered delays, all 1,248 players have received visas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

As the stock languished in penny-stock territory around the end of 2024, insurgent squads of space enthusiasts huddled in scattered corners of the internet.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The ministry circulated images of a badly damaged ambulance, with medical masks spilling out of the vehicle and scattered on the road.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Inside the sparse, upscale abode, cardboard moving boxes are still scattered across the entryway, and his shelves lack ingredients.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

There’s scattered trash, the stench of soaked fires.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes