as in to station
to place in a particular position
The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.
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The drones and missiles fired at Ukraine caused Poland to deploy fighter jets to ensure the country’s airspace was protected, according to multiple reports.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The ability to stick to a carrier vehicle could be used to deploy Vipers from air, sea or ground vehicles without the need for specialist equipment.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But in Denver and Seattle, the company will deploy a mixed fleet of Jaguar I-Pace and Zeekr RT vehicles.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
The White House has made no mention of deploying National Guard troops to Milwaukee.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The ability to stick to a carrier vehicle could be used to deploy Vipers from air, sea or ground vehicles without the need for specialist equipment.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But in Denver and Seattle, the company will deploy a mixed fleet of Jaguar I-Pace and Zeekr RT vehicles.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
The White House has made no mention of deploying National Guard troops to Milwaukee.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Breyer's ruling barred the 300 remaining Guard troops in Los Angeles from making arrests, searching locations, and conducting crowd control while they are stationed in Los Angeles.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The remaining troops are stationed in the city to protect federal property and personnel, according to Judge Breyer’s ruling.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Coverage from Cointelegraph, The Defiant, and Decrypt has further positioned DeXRP as one of the top XRPL-native projects aiming to serve both individual and institutional markets.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As per the firm, this positions the ELI-52526-GM as a game-changing solution for next-generation defense systems requiring compact, high-performance, and mission-resilient energy storage.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Areas in steep terrain located in previous fire scars continue to show resistance to containment and provide limited access for crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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As of Friday, Hurricane Kiko remains a major hurricane located approximately 1,200 miles east-southeast of Hawaii and is forecast to approach the islands as a tropical storm early next week, officials said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In early 2023, the governor replaced much of the school’s board of trustees with political allies and helped install Corcoran, a former House speaker and education commissioner, as president.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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And so Mona, feeling a bit intimidated, planted herself in front of the painting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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The video, uploaded on August 8 by the dog's owner under @loki_and_nova, shows the American bulldog sitting upright in the backseat of a car, its front paws planted on the center console.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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