dispatched
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A minister was dispatched to survey the devastation.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Or maybe fun and games ceased some 20 years ago when Facebook, Twitter and Instagram launched and anonymous threats could be dispatched by anyone with an account.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The US military has also dispatched an aircraft carrier and its escort warships to the Caribbean.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Kelty Hearts were dispatched 2-0 in the fifth round, before Matty Todd's early strike and a double from Olly Thomas earned a superb 3-0 win over Aberdeen.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Less than three months later, on July 27, Robespierre himself was dispatched in the same way and in the same place, and the Reign of Terror swiftly ended.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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