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messenger

[mes-uhn-jer] / ˈmɛs ən dʒər /


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Because working-class voters, as they tell us themselves, are not simply waiting to be activated by the right program, messenger or phrase.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

“I’m not a messenger for anybody in the world. I’m a messenger for my community.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

But research published in 2023 suggests this chemical messenger may also influence a small structure that performs a vital job during every heartbeat: the mitral valve.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

“Why would he get any votes when he didn’t have a message, didn’t have a messenger and didn’t have a vehicle for that message?”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

“Yes. I’m Lizzie Novis, a messenger at the Park.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Millie Horton-Insch, the project curator, pointed out to me the detail on the messengers who are riding away in this scene.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Company dancer Lloyd Knight, costumed as the Preacher in “Spring” and captured in a determined stance on a boulder, faces the book’s last page, which quotes Graham: “Dancers are the messengers of the gods.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Beyond digestion, bile acids also serve as chemical messengers that interact with receptors throughout the body.

From Science Daily Jun. 9, 2026

Maybe he won’t want to see one of Balekin’s messengers, either.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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