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courier

[kur-ee-er, koor-] / ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʊər- /


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Twenty-two suspects have been arrested in total in both Poland and Lithuania from where the parcels were sent via DHL and DPD courier services.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

They hold moisture, yes — but they also carry spice into the interior like a well-trained courier.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Her Alawi identity rendered her especially useful as a revolutionary courier; police never imagined her capable of betraying the regime.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

I’m not sure you’d have that if you hired a courier to transport Dante.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

One night, on the New York City subway, a KGB courier named Zalmond Franklin ran into an old friend, Clarence Hiskey.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin