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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

This year, the VKontakte social network -- now controlled by the state and known as VK -- has been pushing government-backed messenger Max, urging Russians to switch from Telegram and WhatsApp.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

But Ms. Finley is shooting the messenger when she takes aim at TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 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

Iris was the Goddess of the Rainbow and a messenger of the gods, in the Iliad the only messenger.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Hormones act as chemical messengers that help regulate many processes throughout the body.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Humans domesticated the birds and used them as messengers and as food for thousands of years.

From BBC Jul. 24, 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

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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