Example Sentences

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But recent studies reviewing the outcomes of births in Scandinavian national registries have dispelled some concerns.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024

But cautionary comments by a number of Fed officials have dispelled most expectations for a cut that soon.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

New details have dispelled earlier accounts of a confrontation between the gunman and an armed school police officer outside the school, a story the authorities changed four times.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2022

In such cases, rigorous testing and monitoring have dispelled most doubts about their efficacy.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2022

Anxiety at the threats and antics of this "man who knew" would have dispelled all devotional feeling.

From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann