scattering
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The state media broadcast featured the 42-year-old dictator paying homage to the deceased, scattering dirt over one tomb and laying a white rose on another.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Tuesday will begin on a chilly note, with any early fog soon clearing to leave sunny spells, but also a scattering of showers - most frequent across Scotland, northern England, the Midlands and Wales.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Forces at Mali's Tessalit military base, a "super-camp" near the Algerian border, surrendered and were scattering southward, an official from the Tuareg-dominated FLA separatist group told AFP.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The neutron scattering and AC magnetic susceptibility work at Rice was supported by the U.S.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
He stood at the counter and shoved the food into his mouth like a starved animal, scattering crumbs over himself and the floor.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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