- a variation of dispatch.
despatch
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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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
The Despatch concluded with a hope that the Viceroy would devise means to bring down the army military expenditure in India by a million and a half sterling.
From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by Hunter, William Wilson
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