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diffuse

[dih-fyooz, dih-fyoos] / dɪˈfyuz, dɪˈfyus /




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That effort might also diffuse some tension caused by the addition of transitional kindergarten, which took away many 4-year-olds from an already struggling child-care industry, Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

This structure shows that magnetized plasma is being dragged through the cluster, leaving behind a diffuse trail that has persisted for millions of years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

“Just talking through it with the people that are actually helping to diffuse AI through the economy across every single industry” is “exactly what we’re going to continue to do,” Hays added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

With 40 million taxpayers among 970 million voters, the middle class is large enough to bear the fiscal burden of the state but too diffuse to command its attention.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“Good night,” he said, and walked away, up the path and into the building, his flashlight bleeding a yellowed, diffuse path before him.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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