dispatch box
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They fear concessions, if any, would only be offered from the dispatch box on Tuesday if defeat looms.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
It was all change and no change for Hilary Benn’s debut at the dispatch box.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
However, the full details of Mr Sunak's speech will not be known until he takes to the dispatch box at 12:30 GMT.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2022
On Sunday, Buckingham Palace released a photo of the monarch sitting in front of her official red dispatch box with government papers spread out before her.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2022
The Colonel, who had been sitting on the camp table, got off wearily, rummaged in a dispatch box, and produced three letters, all unsealed.
From Special Messenger by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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