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dispatch

[dih-spach] / dɪˈspætʃ /






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He had also written about Russia’s strengthened ties with North Korea, including a recent dispatch from Sakhalin’s largest city about the presence of North Korean nationals in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The quicksilver changes of scene in this urban hellscape are handled with crisp dispatch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

His grandfather settled in Llandudno and worked as a shoe shop manager after the First World War where he had served as a dispatch rider before being injured by shrapnel.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The company led by Alejandro Betancourt plans to dispatch more than 50 drilling rigs to turbocharge the country’s anemic crude production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

All of a sudden I became aware of shouting in the dispatch room where Mae and I sat.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

They were all trailblazers and trendsetters, their tales relayed through continental dispatches and espresso-fuelled Saturday morning showreels.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The daily dispatches shine a light on a wide range of often overlooked good news in our community.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 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

In the viral reaction to these dispatches, there seems to be a redemptive longing for a U.S. whose image has been complicated at home and abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

“We will establish temporary headquarters here. All dispatches to this place.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

The ministry last week promised 3,000 substitute teachers for the country's 114 worst-affected secondary schools, and said on Wednesday it had already dispatched 2,000.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The owner of a Sri Lankan shipping repair company that dispatched a team to an Iranian ship just before the onset of the new restrictions found that provisions on the tanker were dwindling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

After Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson to break the color barrier, he dispatched Robinson to the Dodgers’ triple-A team in Montreal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Dirk van Duijvenbode fought back from 4-1 down to defeat Sweden's Viktor Tingstrom 6-4, while Ryan Searle threw four 180s as he dispatched former world champion Rob Cross 6-2.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

I spent a good chunk of that August toiling in a rented conference room at a hotel in Washington, D.C., having been dispatched to help prepare a case.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Martina Bergman Osterberg was a powerhouse liberal, a college owner and principal who strategically and scientifically set out to build "physically perfect" women before dispatching them to teach and create more in their likeness.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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

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

He had been organizing other ministers in Little Rock to speak out and condemn the governor for dispatching the troops.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals


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