dispatched
Example Sentences
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Sea Legend dispatched the containership 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. 17, 2026
"Due to the nature of the report, armed officers were dispatched to the scene and assisted with the arrest," Detective Superintendent Kate Hyder said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations, a massive federal law enforcement agency, had been dispatched to work leads across the country, including hundreds in Minnesota.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
A spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department confirmed to The Times that personnel were dispatched at 5:30 p.m. to respond to a medical emergency at Chase Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
An Osage delegation, including the chief Wah-Ti-An-Kah, was urgently dispatched to Washington, D.C., to petition the commissioner of Indian Affairs to abolish the ration system.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
