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dispatch

[dih-spach] / dɪˈspætʃ /






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Inspectors will assess the end-to-end process of a police response through the control room, including call handling, dispatch and initial attendance at incidents of serious violence.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The shipper Sea Legend will dispatch the Dubai Tower from Ningbo, China, to Felixstowe in the U.K. on what it calls the Arctic Express, following a route along Russia’s north coast.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Suisun City dispatchers are taking emergency police and fire calls through the Solano County dispatch center.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

One company even approached me about helping build an AI system to dispatch ambulances, which made me uncomfortable.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

I arrived at the café, the only café in Souilly, still smelling of smoke from the fire in the dispatch room.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

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

Then video reports began connecting to satellite linkups, and international journalists who’d braved Russian checkpoints got west and filed their dispatches.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

And you have no need of dispatches because you have seen so much of the American galaxy and its inhabitants— their homes, their hobbies—up close.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Senate, two-term Sen. Ed Markey, an 80-year-old progressive, easily dispatched the more moderate Rep. Seth Moulton, 47.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2026

"Two helicopters have been dispatched, but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel," army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Crews were dispatched early Thursday morning and closed one lane of eastbound traffic in the area for the repairs, Figueroa said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Crews from East Greenwich, Old Kent Road, Deptford and surrounding fire stations were dispatched to the scene.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Raised as an aristocrat, he was dispatched to the academy in Athens at the age of seventeen to study philosophy under Plato and spent two decades there.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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

From Slate Aug. 14, 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

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

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

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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