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dispatch

noun as in communication

verb as in finish; consume

verb as in kill

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A temporary restraining order would prevent agencies "determining how best to organize their workforces", they argued, noting that the government has traditionally been granted the widest latitude in the "dispatch of its own internal affairs".

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In his weekly “Flow Show” note dispatched to investors early Friday, Bank of America’s chief strategist, Michael Hartnett, explores the potential benefits of the peace deal.

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Routinely dispatched to this unassuming street in Marion County, Fla., the officers are invariably charmed by the tight-knit families they find, joking with the kids, commiserating easily with the parents.

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“When people say, ‘Oh, you know, he’s so beautiful and he’s under makeup,’ I actually think he becomes more beautiful, because you can actually dispatch all the persona and see the soul and the human.”

He also led a government dispute-settlement commission that dispatched inspectors to the orphanage.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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