despatch
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Madrid on Thursday said it would despatch soldiers to Ceuta to ensure security after hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish north African exclave from Morocco and hundreds more headed there from the North African kingdom.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Ukraine is preparing to despatch military drone specialists to Gulf states to help them fend off Iranian-designed drones -- something the Ukrainian army has been doing since the start of Russia's invasion.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
In response, Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, Benin's eastern neighbour and much the largest military power in the region, authorised air strikes, while Ecowas leaders decided to despatch ground troops the same day.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Last week, Ukrainian officials confirmed that discussions had been held over the despatch of French military instructors.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024
No wonder that letters addressed to people here had never received an answer: as well despatch epistles to a vault in a church aisle.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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