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"Kank helps bridge a distributional gap for the Late Cretaceous of southern Patagonia, connecting known records from northern Patagonia and Antarctica, and showing that this family was dispersed across different latitudes of South America."

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

The value Amazon created is harder to see because it is dispersed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“Climate change is pushing this habitat suitability window faster than the trees can be dispersed and start producing new individuals,” Kaiser said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Swatch's Old Trafford store in Greater Manchester has reopened after the police were called and then dispersed a large number of people.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Then they dispersed, flooding back into the burned corridor, almost as if Annabeth was no longer interesting.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan