Example Sentences

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It has been dispatching engineers to China to see how it manages to build reactors comparatively quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

It is also about shoring up alliances - the White House has been dispatching envoys more often than usual to Asia, hoping to stitch together a sturdy coalition to counter China.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023

In Cleveland, Miss., Pam Chatman, a retired television journalist has been dispatching rented minibuses to ferry older residents to vaccination sites far from their rural homes.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2021

The most dramatic: In recent months, the People’s Liberation Army, China’s military, has been dispatching warplanes in menacing forays toward the island.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2021

The Black Bears, missing three starters, were representative of the type of opponent Georgetown has been dispatching with ease this season.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2017