dispatched

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Flames also spread to nearby vehicles, prompting firefighters and rescue crews to be dispatched.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Ritchie first dispatched a French film crew to shoot second-unit, documentary-style footage at the 1978 festival.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

London and Paris have both dispatched vessels to the region, as part of international efforts to secure the strategic waterway after a peace deal between the United States and the Islamic republic.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

That operation, known as Project Freedom, began Monday without any commitments from allies to assist, after U.S. diplomats were dispatched to ask foreign counterparts only five days prior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Lawrence quietly dispatched Robert Serber to Princeton to sound out Oppie.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik