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despatch

American  
[dih-spach] / dɪˈspætʃ /

verb (used with or without object)

  1. dispatch.


despatch British  
/ dɪˈspætʃ /

verb

  1. (tr) a less common spelling of dispatch

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U.S. presidents had been using yachts since the 1880s, like the USS Despatch, USS Dolphin and USS Sylph, to host foreign dignitaries and serve as recreational space.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2024

And in May 2018, a widespread breakdown in the northern system of Pakistan’s power company, the National Transmission and Despatch Company, caused a power breakdown in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Provinces.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2023

Andy was indeed watching on BBC2, but it was Garth Crooks hosting Despatch Box, a late-night politics show.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2019

The Serjeant at Arms' duties involve carrying the mace during the Speaker's procession and placing it on the Despatch Box in the Chamber of the House of Commons.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2015

"I'm the local correspondent of the New York Despatch," he said, to refresh my memory.

From Search-Light Letters by Grant, Robert