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It is claimed these invalidated his advice and "infected" the secretary of state's decision and Sir Chris showed "scatter gun decision-making" and had "misdirected himself".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The firm argued that bypassing traditional exchange rules could fragment liquidity, or scatter trading activity across different platforms, and undermine investor protections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fallen leaves from a large tree scatter across the neatly trimmed front lawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

One of the displaced, Abdulali al-Rajihi, said the Houthis "told us: 'Leave, scatter, you have half an hour'".

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The waving stems scatter papery white moths, who go down again to hide in the dark grasses.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

When light scatters inside a cell, it also experiences a tiny delay that changes its phase, or the timing of its wave peaks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Another, in a blue tunic that echoes the sky, scatters wheat seeds in the new furrows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

This is because the sunlight it reflects reaches us through a more dense part of the Earth's atmosphere which scatters blue and violet light, and means only the redder hues reach us.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

The movie — which he wrote, directed and stars in — follows a widower as he scatters his wife’s ashes in very specific locations and deals with the memories that arise at each of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

Enrique tears up a small piece of paper and scatters it on the riverbank.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The menus began modestly: my mom’s chicken noodle soup alongside store-bought tomato soup from the Whole Foods hot bar; my dad’s white chicken chili and a simple butternut squash soup scattered with chives.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Eagle Rock Resort, in Hazle Township, has hundreds of comfortable homes scattered through the woods, two golf courses, swimming pools, an equestrian center and even a few ski slopes for the winter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Its vital infrastructure, civilian airports, and Saudi Aramco oil facilities are scattered across vast, sparsely populated deserts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Because the scattered signal is extremely weak, a second laser beam is used to amplify it through interference, allowing the microscope to detect structures that would otherwise be difficult to observe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Gran sent Viola home to Wales, and the rest of my friends are scattered willy-nilly.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

This method relies on a familiar property of light: scattering.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The team combined ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray scattering and advanced simulations to capture important stages of the reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The authority hired a falconer and a hawk, but it failed to successfully deter the birds and the plan was hampered by opponents to the measure scattering large quantities of bird feed.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The agency said federal regulations allow sunroofs to be made with tempered glass, which must break into gravel-like pieces, or laminated glass, where pieces stay stuck to a plastic interlayer instead of scattering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

The knight carried Jeanne across a peasant’s garden plot, scattering chickens as he went.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz