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courier

[kur-ee-er, koor-] / ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʊər- /


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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

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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