dispatched
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Flames also spread to nearby vehicles, prompting firefighters and rescue crews to be dispatched.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Ritchie first dispatched a French film crew to shoot second-unit, documentary-style footage at the 1978 festival.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
London and Paris have both dispatched vessels to the region, as part of international efforts to secure the strategic waterway after a peace deal between the United States and the Islamic republic.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
After being unceremoniously dispatched, Turner said, “If I’m smart enough to save $11 million to buy the team, I ought to be smart enough to manage it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
She enticed into her house the party Odysseus dispatched to spy out the land, and there she changed them into swine.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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