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an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dispersion of energy from a source
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Chorus, a mixed-media artwork (acrylic dispersion, pigment, chalk, and pencil on unstretched canvas) by Ella Walker, whose work was on view last month at Casey Kaplan Gallery, in New York City.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
Other merits from the global dispersion of the Indian workforce include the economic gains from an increase in remittances, Kumar added.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
Read More: How Galaxies Live, Breathe and Die Future Research of Galaxy Formation
Chamba says that researchers are working on how more mysterious mechanisms, such as the dispersion of dark matter, might influence star formation in galaxies.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
This sense of dispersion, directly attributable to the casting and the direction, is only compounded by Takeshi Kata’s two-tiered, standard-issue industrial musical set
Jennifer Weber’s jumpy choreography doesn’t enhance the storytelling picture.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
Other merits from the global dispersion of the Indian workforce include the economic gains from an increase in remittances, Kumar added.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
Read More: How Galaxies Live, Breathe and Die Future Research of Galaxy Formation
Chamba says that researchers are working on how more mysterious mechanisms, such as the dispersion of dark matter, might influence star formation in galaxies.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
This sense of dispersion, directly attributable to the casting and the direction, is only compounded by Takeshi Kata’s two-tiered, standard-issue industrial musical set
Jennifer Weber’s jumpy choreography doesn’t enhance the storytelling picture.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Dispersion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersion. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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