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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

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

The nanoparticles carried messenger RNA that directs cells to produce PTEN, a protein that helps prevent uncontrolled tumor growth.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Herold told Booth the details he knew of what had happened at the Seward residence: The trick of claiming Powell was a messenger from a doctor had worked perfectly.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

When muscles contract, they release hormone-like messengers called myokines into the bloodstream.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 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

Several people saw him, and reported back to Caesar’s messengers, who were ranging over and around the city offering rewards to anyone who could catch the beast or give information leading to his capture.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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