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dispatch

[dih-spach] / dɪˈspætʃ /






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But we can wholeheartedly recommend this dispatch from Slate’s Alexander Sammon, who visited his local Taco Bell to eat chalupas with the brave Americans who aren’t letting the risk of a parasite ruin their appetite.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

Argentina was locked in a tense battle with a team they were supposed to dispatch with ease.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The buzz: France, bidding to make its third consecutive World Cup final, needed a penalty kick from Kylian Mbappé to dispatch stubborn Paraguay, a third-place team, in the round of 16.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

But emergency dispatch audio reported by US media has deepened concern in Washington, indicating that responders were sent that morning to McConnell's address for an unconscious person and that CPR was in progress.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

The months until his death gave Pizarro time to dispatch exploring parties unmolested to other parts of the Inca Empire, and to send for reinforcements from Panama.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The clips were among thousands of reels, memes and first-person dispatches that flooded Instagram once protesters regained internet access.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Beyond dispatches from his red-and-white-checkered tablecloth joint and name-dropping, Dan Tana’s memoir outlines his significant contributions to soccer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 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

The Southern California native is known as someone who Musk dispatches to solve tough technical problems, former employees have said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

A British agent in Redding, Connecticut, sent in another report: “Private dispatches are frequently sent” from New York “by way of Setauket, where a certain Brewster receives them, at, or near a certain woman’s.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

It dispatched Austria in the round of 32, then posted back-to-back one goal victories with desperately late goals against Portugal and Belgium.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In the game he missed at these finals, they were dispatched 4-1 by France.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the longest-serving Senate party leader in American history, has not been seen in public since he was hospitalized on June 14 after emergency responders were dispatched to his Washington residence.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Hundreds of agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York field office had been dispatched to assist the local police.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Investigators were dispatched to the man’s home in Virginia, and it was eventually determined that he didn’t pose a “real threat.”

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

After dispatching Burnley with ease on Friday, the Whites are nine points and four places above 18th-placed Tottenham, who occupy the third and final relegation spot.

From BBC May 1, 2026

“Ulysses can fight, but it’s not about him becoming this kind of revengeful wraith moving through the movie dispatching people. It’s action, but with empathy.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

The Rwandans followed up by dispatching a team of diplomats and senior officials to Washington to deliver the message face-to-face.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

After he got laid off, he took a dispatching job with Atlas Van Lines.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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