as in sending
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
packed the child off to a good boarding school
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sending
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Cass agrees to babysit their work crush Kalli’s (Louisa Krause) 11-year old daughter Ari (Ridley Asha Bateman), but when Kalli fails to return, memories of Cass’ own difficult childhood begin to resurface, sending them on a healing journey with Ari.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Very quickly after the FY26 budget request's release, however, NASA leadership started sending messages to staff about reshaping the agency in that image.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Packing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packing%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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