dispatched
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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
With her opponents, who she summarily dispatched with victories in the first and second rounds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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
Kelty Hearts were dispatched 2-0 in the fifth round, before Matty Todd's early strike and a double from Olly Thomas earned a superb 3-0 win over Aberdeen.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Weeks were lost in bringing him to Elsinore, for the messenger who had been dispatched found him not in Wittenberg but traveling in the direction of Italy.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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