messenger
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Rather than simply serving as an energy source, the sugar acted as a chemical messenger that encouraged neighboring cancer cells to become more capable of spreading.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
But there seemed to be some frustration directed at the messenger.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 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
“You the two swindlers who just left the encampment?” says the messenger, looking down from his mount.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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They act as messengers, telling cells what to do, and play vital roles in skin health, immune system and hormone regulation.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that can act as signaling messengers that might, for instance, tell the body to produce more growth hormone or repair tissue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He had also sent his messengers, like Lars Porsena in Macaulay, to all the points of the compass to gather allies.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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