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dispatch

[dih-spach] / dɪˈspætʃ /






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Read the first part of Slate’s dispatch from Springfield, Ohio, here.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Other videos have shown Ukrainian authorities using drones to dispatch medicine and food to remaining residents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Another problem has been the record-breaking warm waters off the California coast, which are starting to be influenced by an El Niño-fueled dispatch of warmer ocean waters from the Peruvian coastline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

There is also a high rate of dispatch down in Northern Ireland – when turbines are switched off because there is not enough demand for the power being generated.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

T A he next day, they took him to Salem to dispatch him in a coaster bound for Virginia.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Few people navigate the internet’s light-to-dark spectrum as well as writer-director Jane Schoenbrun, whose films play like dispatches beamed out from the depths of online black holes.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The couple, who are in their mid-50s, said in their dispatches that they had sold their car-rental company on Maui, Hawaii, and paid $100,000 for a 144-square-foot cabin on the Odyssey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

There Steinem wrote one of the first mainstream media dispatches from the women’s movement, covering a 1969 abortion speak-out in Greenwich Village, where woman after woman shared stories of terminating pregnancies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Back on the road, Charlotte and Connor barely have time to make themselves available to the dispatches team before another job comes in.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

I’ve positively glowed about you in dispatches to the Augurey.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

The government dispatched two aircraft equipped with stretchers and medical teams, as government officials rushed to the scene, while Prime Minister Rumen Radev cancelled his appointments for later Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Earlier in the war, Pyongyang dispatched thousands of troops to help Russia fight back a Ukrainian counterattack in its western Kursk region.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

Two days after he arrived, Naum dispatched a drone to deliver power banks for the radio and water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Reports say six police cars, external were dispatched, including armed police, and that Dedic and his companion were stopped about seven miles away from where they were originally spotted.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The gods dispatched messengers everywhere to ask all creation to shed tears so that Balder could be redeemed from death.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The Navy is reportedly dispatching another carrier, the USS George Washington, to replace the Lincoln.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Saudi Arabia had diverted its oil exports to its Red Sea ports and out the Bab al Mandeb, dispatching some 4.5 million barrels via that route per day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

After dispatching Djokovic, he will have every confidence that he possesses the weaponry and experience to overcome Zverev, who he has not lost to since 2023.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was dispatching a team to inspect the damage, calling the incident "deeply concerning".

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

"And you can be past certain that Lord Stannis will be dispatching his own shepherds to gather in his brother's wayward lambs."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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