As a movement it is diffuse and vacillating and shows a distinct reluctance to candidly own and freely confess of the interpretive tradition bequeathed to us by the English Reformers.

Source: https://virtueonline.org/maintaining-classic-anglican-tradition

At the time, evangelicals were a diffuse group without a shared set of political goals — in fact, they were notoriously disengaged from politics for most of the 20th century.

Source: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/nonreligious-americans-are-the-new-abortion-voters/

Emily was diagnosed with a fatal paediatric brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma-dipg-diagnosis-suspected-case-of-car-sickness-turns-into-nsw-couples-worst-nightmare/56308f86-b041-4a7f-84ef-4dd307b147ff

Franklin tried to produce more odd-man opportunities throughout, but the Knights did well to diffuse most of them while limiting its time in the offensive zone.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/14/defense-second-period-flurry-lift-cm-over-franklin/

The Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said that decisions taken by the West Bengal Government after the blast at Ergra were “merely a publicity stunt to diffuse the tension and public outrage at that time”.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/several-killed-in-explosion-at-illegal-cracker-manufacturing-unit-in-west-bengal/article67241061.ece

The off-duty officer eventually leaves an apartment building, tries to diffuse the conflict and urges those involved to "calm down."

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-leevon-smith-police-officer-video/12825409/

These files will include a diffuse map, a normal map, a roughness-and-metalness map, and often a displacement map.

Source: https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-neural-texture-compression

Virtue signaling requires a diffuse, impossible to solve problem that requires everybody else to do the heavy lifting.

Source: https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/04/18/nyt-grandmothers-are-giving-up-on-grandchildren-because-of-global-warming-n544512

You can choose different ones depending on what you feel you need — sometimes I need a little respiratory help, so there are certain oils I’ll either diffuse or massage or rub onto my body, which calm my mind.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/theater/lea-salonga-here-lies-love.html