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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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026 -
In June of last year, a semi truck collided with a Metrolink train in an agricultural area of Moorpark, killing the truck driver and sending one of the train passengers to the hospital, authorities said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Packing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packing%20%28off%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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