as in to station
to place in a particular position
The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.
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Recent Examples of deploy
The hateful rhetoric has been deployed all the way down the ballot, in Senate races, statehouse contests, and state constitutional amendment campaigns.
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Madison Pauly and Sarah Szilagy, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
State of play: The Texas secretary of state's office will deploy state inspectors to polling locations and vote counting centers in Harris County.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
In the past decade, the company has helped to transform the exploration of the seabed by deploying fleets of A.U.V.s—underwater drones—which cruise in formation, mapping large areas of the ocean floor with high-definition imagery.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Many of them are deploying algorithms to determine who should be given the option and who should not.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Madison Pauly and Sarah Szilagy, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
State of play: The Texas secretary of state's office will deploy state inspectors to polling locations and vote counting centers in Harris County.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
In the past decade, the company has helped to transform the exploration of the seabed by deploying fleets of A.U.V.s—underwater drones—which cruise in formation, mapping large areas of the ocean floor with high-definition imagery.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Many of them are deploying algorithms to determine who should be given the option and who should not.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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There are also concerns about the future of the U.S.-South Korea security alliance, after Trump accused Seoul in his first term of not paying enough for the 28,500 American troops stationed in South Korea.Stella Kim, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Troopers with the Michigan State Police had been stationed on Interstate 96, controlling traffic as workers installed power lines across the road, the department said in a statement.Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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With Trump once again taking the reins of American democracy, Newsom has wasted no time in positioning himself as a national opposition leader, as pundits expected.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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So is Newsom really positioning himself for a presidential run?Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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That changed in February, when the state located the necessary drugs and planned to execute Thomas Creech, who was convicted of five murders in three states.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Mountain Fire, located northwest of Los Angeles, exploded to 10,457 acres (16 square miles) in little more than five hours.Doug Duran, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Within hours in office, Trump would also overtake the Justice Department and install an Acting Attorney General who would fire Special Counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor who indicted Trump for willfully mishandling classified information and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jorge Castellanos/Sopa Images/Sipa USA/Reuters The budget is helping the city transition to electric vehicles, create net-zero construction sites, expand cycling lanes by 100 kilometers (62 miles), and install carbon-capture technology.Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
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An uncle and a grandmother were among those killed in the 34-day conflict, but a loquat tree the matriarch had planted next to their home endured.Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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And now a year on, the work Ecosia and HAF are doing in local villages has meant 80,000 trees have been planted, numerous irrigation systems have been repaired and 60 solar panels have been installed.Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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