courier
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The device had been electronically tracked to the warehouse not by officers, but by a victim who had it stolen from them just before Christmas in 2024 and alerted the DHL courier company.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Wildberries and its rival Ozon are the most popular courier services in Russia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Flights from New York City to Colorado Springs are about $250, and sending your dog with a courier would cost well over $1,000.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
After the ancient Greeks won the historic Battle of Marathon, a courier ran 25 miles to Athens to deliver the good news and, according to legend, dropped dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Then, the courier had arrived with his document, probably to announce the impending death of Lord Furnival.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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DoorDash for years has rushed online orders from burritos to cold medicine to customers’ homes via bike couriers and drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
And 2026 has seen 600 couriers arrested at UK airports in the first six months, according the the NCA.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Additionally, the company said it now has more than 10 million global drivers and couriers, with active drivers up 21% from a year ago, despite higher gas prices.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
The National Security Agency also developed a behavioral profiling program, SKYNET, to identify Al Qaeda couriers in Afghanistan.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Motorcycle couriers speed up to the mansion day and night, each with a new packet of Enigma messages.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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