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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

But the courier was sent home after a Customs and Border Protection agent stopped him at the Miami airport and got the letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

His instructions, many of which I have seen, were to collect the boxes and send them on to addresses in London, Birmingham and Warsaw using the DHL and DPD courier companies.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 11, 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




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