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messenger

[mes-uhn-jer] / ˈmɛs ən dʒər /


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The process begins when a section of DNA is copied into messenger RNA, a molecule that carries genetic instructions to the cell's protein-producing machinery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

China’s People’s Liberation Army has dabbled with messenger pigeons to carry dispatches from the front lines in the event of a catastrophic communications outage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Charting an American immigrant's rise from messenger boy to corporate tycoon, it was inspired, in part, by his own financial problems and did much to solve them.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Officials from the Montrose Search and Rescue reminded hikers to carry a satellite emergency communication device or other GPS messenger capable of sending their exact location.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

I told the messenger to say that I would attend to his wishes in the morning; I was busy just at the moment.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The leaders of the A.I. industries are extremely unpopular and make bad messengers for requesting this sort of access.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Neutrinos can be thought of as astronomical messengers that point to those fundamental events.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The White House has also lost one of its most powerful messengers, after formidable Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stepped down, saying she wanted to devote more time to her children.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

This called for the creation of fake messengers, and Delmer invented some absolute stunners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The King’s messengers will ride up the Greenway now, not bullies from Isengard.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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