Example Sentences
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“Upon their arrival, the troops dispersed the Israeli civilians and allowed the vehicles to continue on their way,” it said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Rather than modifying the ink with surfactants or chemically altering the particles, they dispersed nanoscale ultra fine bubbles throughout the liquid.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
"You have to shift your perspective from a map of dispersed and isolated islands to one where the ocean itself is the living fabric that binds us all together," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
"We don't want them getting up at 5 in the morning to check their livestock and finding that their herd of sheep has been dispersed and there's animal carcasses across the farm."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The crowd, which had been thinly dispersed around the track to see War Admiral’s distance workouts, migrated up to the turn after Seabiscuit and stood in a thick mass by the rail.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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