Word: dispell
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However, the reality is far from the collective hysteria that's been blaring from the pages of USA Today and The New York Times. Indeed, there are several popular myths that we need to dispel about the current economic situation...
...reported drinking patterns of members do nothing to dispel this stereotype...
...That, together with al-Megrahi's trip to Malta under a false name on Dec. 20 and his association with Edwin Bollier, the Zurich electronics expert the court believes manufactured the timer for the bomb, was enough to dispel any reasonable doubt as to his guilt. The judges felt the prosecution's case was insufficient against Fhimah, former station manager for Libyan Arab Airlines in Malta. Though entries in his diary suggest he gave Air Malta luggage tags to al-Megrahi, the court wasn't convinced he was "necessarily aware" that they would be used to spirit a bomb onto...
...also hope to dispel the myth that students must know about politics to get involved at the IOP. Most of our programs are educational, and all assume no previous political knowledge. The IOP educates students through public service projects and through exposure to leading politicians, activists and observers of the political process. We even offer "Politics for Dummies," an undergraduate program that guides students through debates on important topics. The course is intended for those who would like a broad introduction to current political issues...
Faculty and students alike should be more willing to acknowledge the extent to which grades are tangential to course material. This would do much to dispel Harvard's grade obsessive culture and shift emphasis toward the pursuit of learning for its own sake...