as in stationing
to place in a particular position
The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.
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Recent Examples of deploying
After a mostly peaceful rally, demonstrators clashed with police, with officers firing rubber bullets, deploying flash-bangs and using tear gas on crowds after people threw rocks, bricks, bottles and commercial-grade fireworks at law enforcement.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
With smart glasses growing in popularity and more companies deploying facial scanning as a primary security measure, the potential for misuse has also grown.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
By deploying them in a secular context, the podcast makes the argument that insight doesn’t have to be conveyed by the Holy Spirit, as the Carthusian monks would have believed, in order to be meaningful.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Aguirre expressed support for multiple possibilities for the program, including a combination of a telehealth model, deploying mobile clinics to community health fairs and directly subsidizing medical expenses.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
That includes SpaceX's 230-foot Falcon 9, the world's most active rocket responsible for deploying the company's Starlink internet satellites and launching astronauts to orbit on missions to the International Space Station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
More employers are expected to start deploying bots to carry out at least the initial round of interviews, either by text chat, audio call or a video avatar.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump this week began deploying ICE agents to airports to assist TSA agents.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Others acknowledged the complications of deploying troops into Iran.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
With smart glasses growing in popularity and more companies deploying facial scanning as a primary security measure, the potential for misuse has also grown.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
By deploying them in a secular context, the podcast makes the argument that insight doesn’t have to be conveyed by the Holy Spirit, as the Carthusian monks would have believed, in order to be meaningful.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Aguirre expressed support for multiple possibilities for the program, including a combination of a telehealth model, deploying mobile clinics to community health fairs and directly subsidizing medical expenses.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
That includes SpaceX's 230-foot Falcon 9, the world's most active rocket responsible for deploying the company's Starlink internet satellites and launching astronauts to orbit on missions to the International Space Station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
More employers are expected to start deploying bots to carry out at least the initial round of interviews, either by text chat, audio call or a video avatar.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
Trump this week began deploying ICE agents to airports to assist TSA agents.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Others acknowledged the complications of deploying troops into Iran.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploying
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Your 6th House of Habits is boosted by Jupiter stationing direct, which improves the flow of general tasks.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Mercury stationing retrograde can bring disappointments that are informative.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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By bundling both under one subscription, the company is positioning OneConnect as a simpler and potentially cheaper alternative to traditional wireless and broadband plans.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and beyond count AI as a core pillar of their post-oil economic strategies, positioning themselves as AI superpower contenders in a heated global race.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 14-year-old boy, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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After the return of democracy in 1983, the state took responsibility for prosecuting those responsible for the crimes but showed less commitment to locating victims’ remains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Politicians planting universal child care programs in rocky soil shouldn’t expect a garden.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Others got their hands dirty by planting trees, painting murals or picking up trash along park trails.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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