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U.S. presidents had been using yachts since the 1880s, like the USS Despatch, USS Dolphin and USS Sylph, to host foreign dignitaries and serve as recreational space.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2024

And in May 2018, a widespread breakdown in the northern system of Pakistan’s power company, the National Transmission and Despatch Company, caused a power breakdown in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Provinces.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2023

That great journalist Hannen Swaffer was once returning from his lunchtime refreshment while he was editor of the Weekly Despatch when the steps of Northcliffe House confused his feet.

From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2019

The Serjeant at Arms' duties involve carrying the mace during the Speaker's procession and placing it on the Despatch Box in the Chamber of the House of Commons.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2015

Despatch couriers passed between Quebec, fort Howe and Halifax, and efforts were made to overcome the obstacles to travel, particularly on the portage between the St. Lawrence and lake Temiscouata.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir