disperse
verb (used with object)
to drive or send off in various directions; scatter.
had been dispersing
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past perfect progressiveof disperse.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The group had opened up an informal application process for grants and had been dispersing money in $2,000 increments to people who applied for support.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2020
