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bearer

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Definition of bearer

as in messenger

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Recent Examples of bearer Flower girl and ring bearer were Lillian Caroline Ward and Boyce Berkeley Ward, both of Little Rock. — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 Her conversation with John also divulges the depths of his entwinement with current ring-bearer Hal Jordan, via a flashback to when John was a baby, in the all-important year of 1986. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 What are your thoughts about AOC as the standard bearer of the Bernie movement? — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Hardy said the production will play out in chapters, with each company presenting a work spotlighting a legacy bearer whose life and contributions embody that chapter’s theme. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bearer

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Before they’re introduced at the meeting, Lowen and Jeremy have what amounts to a gruesome meet-cute on the street, when a bike messenger gets mowed down by a car in front of them and Jeremy lends Lowen his shirt because she’s covered in blood.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Riz Ahmed plays Ganesh, the close scientific adviser to Digger who is actually rooted in the real world, and therefore has to be the messenger of bad news.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of messenger

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One couple even lugged their baby, who was in a carrier, next to our table by the window for a family selfie.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Text-message codes can be vulnerable when an attacker persuades a mobile carrier to transfer a victim’s number to the attacker’s phone.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of carrier

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Most government seizures are made through mail and express-courier services, rather than through shipping containers, and many of the shipments originate in China and Hong Kong.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Qure Shipping Policy Qure currently ships worldwide, and packages are shipped via FedEx, USPS, or DHL courier with standard shipping services.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026

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