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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

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

I tell him Dad can tell me that himself, that he doesn’t have to be his messenger.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The White House has also lost one of its most powerful messengers, after formidable Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stepped down, saying she wanted to devote more time to her children.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

His lab identified it years ago as one of the thousands of peptides that act as chemical messengers in the human body, one he believed might someday have therapeutic uses for humans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Some boys acted as messengers, running from bunker to bunker if the phones went dead.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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