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ska tuh ring

  • n  a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
    the first scatterings of green
  • n  the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
  • n  a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
  • n  spreading widely or driving off
  • n  the act of scattering
  • v  to cause to separate and go in different directions
  • v  move away from each other;
  • v  distribute loosely
  • v  sow by scattering
  • v  cause to separate
  • v  strew or distribute over an area

  • The Church of England sanctioned ash-scattering in 1944, if disposal were on consecrated ground.
  • The lions waited until the buffalo got close enough and then pounced, seizing the baby and scattering the adults.
  • Before we understood Rayleigh scattering, there was no scientifically satisfactory explanation for the sky's blueness.
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  • FORECAST: TIME TO DRY OUT!
    High pressure providing the clearing later Friday will then take care of us Saturday and Saturday night, but come Father's Day a warm front will likely produce at least a scattering of showers and storms to end the weekend. 
    June 14, 2013 - WROC Rochester
  • Taksim Square Is Not Tahrir Square
    While the images of smoke and the grievances of protesters appear to be similar, the demonstrations in Istanbul this week have not turned into a re-run of the Arab Spring. Istanbul's Taksim Square is mostly empty on Wednesday as riot police spent the night scattering protesters with tear gas and water cannons. The protesters never got the chance to turn the area into a revolutionary city the way ...
    June 12, 2013 - The Atlantic Wire via Yahoo! News
  • Chicago Weather Becomes Severe, Tornadoes And More
    Chicago weather has begun to take a turn for the worst Wednesday evening as warning were issued of sudden severe storms approaching densely populated areas. Severe thunderstorm watches were put into effect for several Chicago-area counties including Lake, Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties. Weather forecasters predicted large hail and also a scattering of tornadoes as [...] Chicago Weather Becomes ...
    June 12, 2013 - The Inquisitr

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