dispatching

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The Lakers followed the lead of their oldest member, the triple-double producing LeBron James, in dispatching the Wizards 120-101 at Crypto.com Arena on Monday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

He spoke after dispatching a top adviser to Moscow last week, in the first such meeting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Another taxi driver, who gave the name Steve, claimed firms would purposely increase the mileage on trips by dispatching drivers to another distant town to carry out short journeys.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

A who’s who of high finance caught foreclosure fever, dispatching buyers to courthouse steps with duffel bags of cashiers checks to buy repossessed homes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

But they were luckier than usual: once they surprised a large fisher in the very act of dispatching a porcupine.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford