dispatched
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A minister was dispatched to survey the devastation.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The Irish Coast Guard's helicopter Rescue 116, based in Dublin, and the Greenore Coast Guard unit were dispatched.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
LASD’s search and rescue team was dispatched to help the elderly woman evacuate, but the agency didn’t issue or appear to push for any wider alerts for her neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The foreign ministry dispatched senior officials to meet Howery and Landry, and said Denmark was “appropriately represented.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Parkinson was hauled before the Privy Council for questioning and came within an ace of being dispatched in irons to Australia before the charges against him were quietly dropped.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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