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send for

Idioms  
  1. Summon someone, request that someone come, as in She sent for all the children when their father lay dying . [Late 1500s]

  2. Order a delivery of something, as in The king sent for a bottle of wine . Also see send away , def. 2; send out , def. 2.


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How many troops would each European country have to send, for how long, and under whose command?

From BBC Feb. 16, 2025

Sign up for Capitol Letters, a newsletter we send for every day of the legislative session.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2024

According to reports, Mr. Musk asked his executives to send him a hiring list every week and to “think carefully” about whom they send for his approval.

From Washington Times May 16, 2023

Bye, bye, baby/ I’ll send for you/ Ain’t got much money right now/ I’ll come back a millionaire, he croons softly, loftily, at the end of “Hollywood.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2023

“But they said I could send for her!”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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