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There are two types of shockwave therapy, including radial shockwave therapy which disperses the pressure waves over a wider, shallower area, and focused shockwave therapy that targets the pressure at a precise point.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026 -
The helpline disperses the weight of neighborhood needs using real-time contact data to assess requests and organizational response capacity.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Levich also dispels claims that surrogacy exploits women.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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During an on-stage demonstration at this year’s CES convention in Las Vegas, Boston Dynamics showed off the agility of its humanoid Atlas robot — albeit with an unnerving degree of freedom of movement that dispels the illusion of a human entity.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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Radiation fog usually dissipates shortly after sunrise as the ground warms.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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The negativity dissipates as a young man walks into the clubhouse, baseball cap on backward for the moment, energetic and respectful and joyful and supremely confident.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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His demise, paired with the disappearance of mobster-type Nicky Caccimelio (Bobby Cannavale), sets the trio on the first phase of their adventures, which inevitably branches into fresh red herrings in customary Only Murders fashion.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Godoy radiates effortless charisma, a kind of uncynical openness that feels both childlike and magnetic.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Red thread radiates from Stalin’s eyes like light from a malevolent sun, while other faces disappear behind horizontal bars of stitching, imprisoned by embroidery.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Diffuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffuses. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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