as in shipped
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another they promised to send the package in the morning
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Recent Examples of sent Juan Soto hit a line drive right to the first baseman for the first out, but Francisco Alvarez hit a single to left, and Brett Baty sent one up the center to score two runs, and bring the Mets back to within one run. —
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026 In exchange, the Giants sent their fourth- and fifth-round picks this year, along with a 2027 fourth-rounder. —Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 In 1943 she and her family were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. —Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 That summer, Larysa and Oleh were sent to camp in Crimea. —Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Next, Hortiz sent their third-round selection (86th overall) to the Cleveland Browns for one pick in the fourth round (105th), one in the fifth (145th) and one in the sixth (206th). —Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 And HuffPost, which has sent staffers to the dinner for the past 17 years, has also garnered attention for skipping this year. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 The game went to extras after the Red Sox couldn’t score in the bottom of the ninth, but after Garrett Whitlock sent the Tigers down 1-2-3 in the top of the 10th, Boston only needed a base hit with the game-winning ghost runner starting the inning at second base. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026 In exchange, the Giants sent their fourth- and fifth-round picks this year, along with a 2027 fourth-rounder. —Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 In 1943 she and her family were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. —Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 That summer, Larysa and Oleh were sent to camp in Crimea. —Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Next, Hortiz sent their third-round selection (86th overall) to the Cleveland Browns for one pick in the fourth round (105th), one in the fifth (145th) and one in the sixth (206th). —Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 And HuffPost, which has sent staffers to the dinner for the past 17 years, has also garnered attention for skipping this year. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 The game went to extras after the Red Sox couldn’t score in the bottom of the ninth, but after Garrett Whitlock sent the Tigers down 1-2-3 in the top of the 10th, Boston only needed a base hit with the game-winning ghost runner starting the inning at second base. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
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The large rolls of paper were shipped to a production factory in Spain, where the world’s first brown translucent rolling papers were cut and placed into packs.— Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
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Atkins was traded from Chicago for Rickea Jackson, a controversial move that shipped one of the best young players in the game away from the Sparks.— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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That’s a lot of parasites The parasites found spoke volumes, given how they were transmitted.— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
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The bacteria is transmitted primarily through the fecal-oral route, where bacteria from the stool of an infected person is accidentally ingested or contacted.— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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He was taken into custody and transported to Norwalk police headquarters, where he was charged with two counts of criminal attempt at assault on a police officer, two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and first-degree threatening.— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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Medics transported the victim to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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When Saban retired, Downs transferred to Ohio State, starting 30 games over two seasons and leading the Buckeyes to a national championship in 2024.— Bill Jones, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, all but two players on the 2025-2026 team coached by Steve Lavin have transferred out.— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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The suspect fled on foot, but police said his description was dispatched to officers.— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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If the car was involved in a collision, a Waymo Roadside Assistance team will be dispatched and emergency services may be automatically called.— Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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