messenger
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But Ms. Finley is shooting the messenger when she takes aim at TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
India blocked access to Telegram messenger on Tuesday ahead of a retest of a nationwide medical college entrance examination, after a scandal last month over a question paper leak.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Harry’s aunt and uncle have been preventing such dispatches from reaching the young wizard-to-be, but the boarding school’s messenger owls are having none of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
As part of the push for a "sovereign internet", the government is promoting a state-backed Russian messenger called MAX.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The night of September 19, a messenger came to tell the boys that their father was failing and they were to leave for his bedside as soon as possible.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
He's despatched messengers on horseback to free Harold who has been taken captive in France.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Beyond digestion, bile acids also serve as chemical messengers that interact with receptors throughout the body.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 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
The column contends that the solution requires building civic infrastructure through trusted messengers who explain project significance, community organizations that provide plain-language guidance, and alternative participation methods beyond weekday government meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
A pair of common freeriders would have served if all that Stannis had in mind was scouting, Jon Snow reflected, but knights are better suited to act as messengers or envoys.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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