scatter
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In her memory, Ms. Phillips writes, “the brother closest to me whispers, their wings are flying up, as singed leaves laced with sparks scatter drowsily higher.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
For days afterward, I had a jar of deeply savory, softly tangy vegetables ready to scatter over everything.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
In retaliation for propaganda dumps, North Korea in 2024 sent scores of trash-filled balloons to scatter waste across the South.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
With only a handful of halfpipes in the world, the best snowboarders congregate for month-long training sessions, but scatter back to their homes to reset between the camps.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
“We just figured you might like to meet some of the kids before they scatter to the four winds for the summer,” Hattie Mae said.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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