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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were deployed" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a past tense passive form of the verb "deploy," which means to send out or position troops or equipment for military action. You can use "were deployed" when describing a past event or situation in which a group of people or objects were sent somewhere for a specific purpose. For example: - "The soldiers were deployed to the front lines in order to defend their country." - "New security measures were deployed in response to the recent terrorist attack." - "The firefighters were deployed to several different locations to battle the wildfire." - "The company's new marketing strategy was deployed in markets across the country."
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were deployed
verb
To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.
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Purrs were deployed judiciously.
No foreign ground troops were deployed.
County election workers were deployed.
Pyrotechnics were deployed behind her.
Some were deployed but did not work.
With the way they were deployed?
Extra transport police were deployed accordingly.
Lessons from Voronezh were deployed elsewhere.
More than fifty thousand troops were deployed.
About 1,000 police officers were deployed there.
Eventually riot police were deployed to control the crowd.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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