dispatcher
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“My father has been illegally detained,” he told the dispatcher nervously, stumbling over his words.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Commuting has become so popular as of late that it’s common to hear a dispatcher request that listeners “please leave the call if you are not actively commuting.”
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
But for a fire or medical emergency, he said, the local dispatcher calls a Monterey County dispatcher and has to explain where the caller is.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
He lives upstate and works as a dispatcher for a cable company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
The dispatcher crossed to the typewriter, inserted some forms and carbon papier in the machine, and waited.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing dispatcher
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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