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Meanings of dispersed in English

Distributed or spread over a considerable extent.

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Usage of dispersed in English
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Police dispersed smaller protests two weeks later and arrested scores of people.
Reuters
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Police legally dispersed them, the Interior Ministry said in its Twitter feed.
Reuters
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The Prince found the rest of the party dispersed in various directions.
The Illustrious Prince
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The long, low buildings are dispersed in case they should be attacked.
Once there was a war
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What disease process would lead to that kind of dispersed bone damage?
Bones to Ashes
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Hasegawa, whose family ran a dairy farm, are dispersed across four locations.
The Guardian
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This approach allows applications to be split across geographically dispersed data centers.
Reuters
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The reunion of a family long separated; the gathering of dispersed disciples.
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 /...
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Consolidation in Chile's dispersed renewable energy sector has also been heating up.
Reuters
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The ringing of the study-bell dispersed the members of the Browning Circle.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891
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Precise location not identified, NGR given for approx centre of dispersed sites.
The Guardian
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They fled across the stream in disorder, and dispersed in all directions.
Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick
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He was speaking after police violently dispersed an opposition camp on Saturday.
BBC
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The rest dispersed to the harbours of Italy and the Ionian islands.
Famous Sea Fights, from Salamis to Tsu-Shima
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The remainder were dispersed in different roles around the country, Palacios said.
Reuters
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The rest of the men dispersed, to amuse themselves in various ways.
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -...
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