How to Use dispersal in a Sentence
dispersal
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The follow up is the dispersal of all those people back across the globe.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 July 2021
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Fans can track the dispersal of the balls through a Google map that the team will link to on social media.
—Bob McManaman, azcentral, 26 July 2019
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Most of the study focused on the ancient dispersals of cats.
—Washington Post, 20 June 2017
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Most of the study focused on the ancient dispersals of cats.
—Malcolm Ritter, The Seattle Times, 20 June 2017
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Most of the study focused on the ancient dispersals of cats.
—Malcolm Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2017
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The medic had closed a clear plastic curtain around the tent with tape when the dispersal began.
—oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2020
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New research shows that tamarins play a huge role in seed dispersal.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2021
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He was bought by WinStar Farm in a dispersal sale and moved to Baffert’s barn.
—John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
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Arabia was at the heart of that dispersal from Africa into Asia.
—Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
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They’re also used in drug dispersal within the body and to help heal tissues and bones.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
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Over the span of thousands of years, tasty fruit has proven to be a good way to help with seed dispersal in the environment.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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Researchers are also still puzzled by the dispersal of the beads over the quarry.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 July 2019
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Some members of the crowd had thrown bottles, eggs and paint balloons prior to the dispersal.
—oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2020
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But eventually, the host has to die; the point is to keep the host alive long enough to reach the best spots for maximum dispersal of new spores.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2023
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So the researchers reasoned, that just like the fruits, the insects could be a means for dispersal, as long as their eggs can pass through the birds unharmed.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 5 June 2018
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The increase in action is in part due to post-breeding dispersal.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 28 July 2017
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The metronomic dispersal of outcomes right and left is the result of our current schism, not a salve for it.
—Reilly Stephens, National Review, 1 Feb. 2018
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On Sunday, masses of protesters filled the streets of many Sudanese cities in their first show of strength since the sit-in’s dispersal.
—Max Bearak, Washington Post, 6 July 2019
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The biggest fish have the biggest stomachs, and the largest potential for dispersal.
—Adam Popescu, National Geographic, 12 June 2018
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As a reminder, members of the media are also to obey the dispersal orders.
—Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021
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The point of this dispersal is not simply to hunker down and wait for an onslaught, but also to give China a taste of its own medicine.
—The Economist, 7 Mar. 2021
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The major roster moves come one day ahead of the Boston Breakers dispersal draft.
—Iliana Limón Romero, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 Jan. 2018
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The other giraffe may have been killed by the strike indirectly, by the lightning’s dispersal through the air or ground.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2020
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At least 128 people have died in the military's crackdown since the June 3 dispersal.
—Fox News, 17 June 2019
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Cumberland worked the loader, piling the chips into the spreader trucks for dispersal around the farms.
—Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 24 Feb. 2021
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The jackpot dispersal marks one of the Mirage’s final acts, with the last bookings clearing out on Sunday.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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Scientists call this sort of movement dispersal, and track the progress of trees over eons through the study of fossils that ancient forests have left behind.
—Heller McAlpin, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2020
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Fishback's proposals earmarks the checks for dispersal in mid-2026, meaning DOGE still has more than a year to provide the savings to fund the project.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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This spore-dispersal method is relatively uncommon in the fungal kingdom.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Drifting on vegetation Overwater dispersal is how new islands get life, driving evolution and creating unique ecosystems.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2025
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