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dispatching - definition and meaning
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noun The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
noun informal burial
verb Present participle of dispatch .
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A failure of the train dispatching system at Norfolk Southern caused more than 100 trains, including some Virginia Railway Express trains on the Manassas Line, to come to a halt Friday morning, Norfolk Southern officials said.
Commuter trains among those snagged by Norfolk Southern malfunction Jennifer Buske 2010
Thierry Andriamirado explained the increased relevance of online social networks in dispatching news about the crisis.
Global Voices in English » Madagascar: Traditional and New Media Discuss Crisis Reporting 2009
A failure of the train dispatching system at Norfolk Southern caused more than 100 trains, including some Virginia Railway Express trains on the Manassas Line, to come to a halt Friday morning, Norfolk Southern officials said.
Commuter trains among those snagged by Norfolk Southern malfunction Jennifer Buske 2010
It's one thing to let Crusoe fight the pirates, but the pleasure he and the show take in dispatching them — and the lingering shots of their deaths — borders on the sick.
Not quite swept away by NBC's so-so 'Crusoe' 2008
The Nittany Lions have been nearly flawless in dispatching a quartet of overmatched foes.
Weekend Preview: Run for the Rose Bowl starts in the Big Ten 2008
I doubt if even small phorusrhacids climbed trees, so presumably they used the claw in dispatching or manipulating prey.
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
I doubt if even small phorusrhacids climbed trees, so presumably they used the claw in dispatching or manipulating prey.
More on phorusrhacids: the biggest, the fastest, the mostest out-of-placest Darren Naish 2006
Those abilities got him matched up with Paul Pierce, Boston's All-Star swingman who scored a career-high 46 points Friday in dispatching Philadelphia.
National Basketball Association - Celtics vs. Pistons 2002
Before he can begin dispatching the CTs’ frauds and follies, Bugliosi must deal with Lee Harvey Oswald himself, who remains a ghost in even the more fantastic machines of the conspiracists.
A Knoll of One’s Own 2007
Before he can begin dispatching the CTs’ frauds and follies, Bugliosi must deal with Lee Harvey Oswald himself, who remains a ghost in even the more fantastic machines of the conspiracists.
A Knoll of One’s Own 2007
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