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dispatch

[dih-spach] / dɪˈspætʃ /






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

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

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 company’s Digit humanoid robot—featured in this WSJ dispatch from a South Carolina car-parts factory—is of course not the only commercialized product of its kind.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Normally, when a death occurs inside a cellblock, facility executives dispatch clergy, rehabilitation coordinators, and mental health counselors to conduct psychological welfare checks.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

But it often restricted the ability of reinsurers to dispatch investigators to verify claims.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

His videos combined informative dispatches with the laid-back vibe of surfer ASMR.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 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

Rather than draw from a small pool of ships, China’s navy dispatches a variety of different ships for the rotations, giving more crews a chance to operate and gain confidence in the area, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

The Southern California native is known as someone who Musk dispatches to solve tough technical problems, former employees have said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

I’ve positively glowed about you in dispatches to the Augurey.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

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

In the write-up of the survey dispatched to clients Tuesday, Deutsche Bank’s clients are also a little bit less hawkish than the consensus.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

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

In 2024, al-Shabaab dispatched a more senior envoy, Sheikh Ahmed Elmi Samatar, to work alongside Jibril.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

They tell of the great herds of the Fulani, who peddle their hides even upon the Slave Coast, whence my mother was dispatched.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

“I expected a very rowdy court, rowdy match,” the 20-year-old Irvine native said after dispatching Monfils in straight sets on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

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

In part by dispatching health workers with megaphones to remind residents in traffic-clogged streets not to shake hands or hug.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Once he forged his chain, his secret father and his friends wasted no time dispatching him to Winterfell to fill Lord Rickard’s ears with poisoned words as sweet as honey.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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