as in dispersal
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dispersion of energy from a source
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Recent Examples of dispersion
Goldman notes that the three-month realized pairwise correlation among the major AI hyperscalers—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle—has fallen sharply, with rising dispersion among the dominant names.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Standard risk and exclusion zone guidelines for LNG sites generally extend far beyond 400 feet, precisely because in the event of a release, thermal radiation, vapor dispersion or flash fires could affect areas well outside facility boundaries.
—Joel McPherson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
All of those things at the end of the day go back to that manager dispersion.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The barriers cause air dispersion, which moves the pollution further into the atmosphere and away from residents on the ground.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Standard risk and exclusion zone guidelines for LNG sites generally extend far beyond 400 feet, precisely because in the event of a release, thermal radiation, vapor dispersion or flash fires could affect areas well outside facility boundaries.
—Joel McPherson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
All of those things at the end of the day go back to that manager dispersion.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The barriers cause air dispersion, which moves the pollution further into the atmosphere and away from residents on the ground.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersion
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The Texas investment comes on top of an additional $21 million investment to convert an existing facility in Metapa, Mexico, into an NWS sterile fly dispersal facility.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Humidity promotes its growth, while dry days facilitate spore dispersal.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
31 May 2026
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To their surprise, there are only seven small boxes, containing photos, sketches, notes, and a scattering of trinkets to go through.—
Bianca Betancourt,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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To better understand what happens under these extreme conditions, researchers use X-ray scattering.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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“Dispersion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersion. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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