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Crews have been scattering millions of seeds of native plants to restore vegetation on 2,200 acres of reservoir bottomlands that were underwater for generations.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

Crews have been scattering seeds of native plants to help restore natural habitats along the river and its tributaries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

A thick layer of muddy sediment covers the sloping ground, where workers have been scattering seeds and leaving meandering trails of footprints.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024

As militia forces have advanced toward the city of Laukkaing, where many of the scam centers were located, their operations have been scattering and many high-level suspects have been captured and turned over to China.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

There is enough left in the jug that you'll find in the stern-sheets of the pinnace; and then turn-to, and strike in all this dunnage, that the Arabs have been scattering on the sands.

From Homeward Bound or, the Chase by Cooper, James Fenimore