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courier

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


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It couldn’t be determined why the courier was stopped at the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

In October Polish and Romanian authorities said they thwarted a Russian plot to send incendiary packages through a Ukrainian courier service, including devices intended to ignite in Bucharest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The solution he provided was to have Hungry Joe fly the courier ship once a week, removing him from the squadron for four nights, and the remedy, like all Colonel Korn’s remedies, was successful.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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