as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the disbandment of the crowd at the end of the outdoor rock concert
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Look for an even wider dispersion than usual in these projections.—
Neil Irwin,
Axios,
18 Mar. 2025 -
That index, constructed by academics, reflects newspaper reports about government policy, expiring tax code provisions and dispersion of economic forecasts.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is less sound economic policymaking than the arbitrary dispersal of favors.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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That trip would be the longest transoceanic dispersal of any terrestrial vertebrate known to scientists.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Blue Ghost’s Lunar Sunrise This Raleigh scattering sees blue and violet short-wavelength light strike atoms in Earth's atmosphere and scatter while long-wavelength red and orange light bends onto the lunar surface.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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To manage through an era of... Post Sinking consumer sentiment, wobbly financial markets, and a scattering of disappointing macroeconomic data are stoking fears of a U.S. recession.—
Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Disbandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbandment. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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