dispatch
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The Marin County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received a call shortly after 5 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
No, that’s not a dispatch from topsy-turvy land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
A dispatch from a dramatic tennis match: This year’s U.S.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Applications in power grids, power generation, ports, airports and toll roads are already improving forecasting, dispatch, maintenance and asset utilization, generating measurable operational benefits,” it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“And have you ever met anyone who could break a stone bench with his fist? Or dispatch a dozen fiends using nothing but flesh and bone?”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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China’s People’s Liberation Army has dabbled with messenger pigeons to carry dispatches from the front lines in the event of a catastrophic communications outage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
I’ve positively glowed about you in dispatches to the Augurey.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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The Rays dispatched the Yankees earlier this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
However, Hegseth's office had dispatched its own team.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Tankers have been dispatched to supply clean drinking water.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Replacement security personnel were reportedly dispatched to the locations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
The remaining papers had to be “grouped, described, labeled, indexed, and reverently dispatched to their sealed tombs in the government vaults.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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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
His father, who had emigrated at the turn of the century from the city of Odessa in the Ukraine, worked mainly as a trucking clerk, dispatching drivers on their routes.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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