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In recent days, meanwhile, tribes have dispatched members to Minneapolis to ensure Native American residents there have tribal IDs they can show ICE agents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Multiple international aid agencies and foreign governments have dispatched personnel and supplies to quake-hit regions.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

France and other countries have dispatched diplomats in recent weeks to try to tamp down tensions on the border.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Cypriot officials have said that several countries, including Britain, have dispatched aid that is currently stored at Larnaca port.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2023

They're going to send out troops, but the French have dispatched a fleet and regiments already.

From The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)