messenger
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The Labor Department said the growth in courier and messenger employment and in air transportation fueled a gain of 104,000 jobs in transportation and warehousing since a recent low in February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
I feel like I might be the messenger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
At the time, the real estate mogul was working as a messenger to make ends meet, and was making a delivery to the owner of an opulent Manhattan home.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Not to mention, they’ll need to find the proper messenger for those policies.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
To Frederick, he seemed like a stupid and stubborn messenger.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Town criers have a history stretching back centuries, acting as official messengers long before the arrival of newspapers, radio and the internet.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Some of those peptides become chemical messengers that help coordinate processes such as energy metabolism, appetite, and organ function.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Bass said she also believes young people are her best messengers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
They piled his wagons high with gold and leather and weapons, and they kneeled to his messengers and made long speeches and promised to defend him against any foolhardy outlaw that dared to attack him.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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