dispatched
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A minister was dispatched to survey the devastation.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But far more were dispatched to the historic center, where anti-riot squads watch over foreign visitors weaving past the sprawling encampment of protesting teachers.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The Irish Coast Guard's helicopter Rescue 116, based in Dublin, and the Greenore Coast Guard unit were dispatched.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
According to the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department, officers were dispatched to a complaint involving Jacobs on Saturday at 8:37 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
France dispatched thirty-two observers, Britain eighteen more, and still others set out from Sweden, Russia, Italy, Germany, Ireland, and elsewhere.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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