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courier

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


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It couldn’t be determined why the courier was stopped at the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Twenty-two suspects have been arrested in total in both Poland and Lithuania from where the parcels were sent via DHL and DPD courier services.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

They hold moisture, yes — but they also carry spice into the interior like a well-trained courier.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Her Alawi identity rendered her especially useful as a revolutionary courier; police never imagined her capable of betraying the regime.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

A few minutes after eleven in the morning, a courier charged into John McNaughton’s suite with a Flash priority cable for McNaughton.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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