messenger
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Herman was a combative messenger for Bass, issuing broadsides against her rivals as she fought for a second four-year term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
“I’m in Las Vegas. Can’t comment, share, or post. Still can’t use messenger at all,” one Facebook user commented on Downdetector.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Hours later, Gurulyov went on Max, the new Russian social messenger, to say his Telegram account had been hacked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Humphrys described working three part-time jobs while at school, including a morning paper round, being a messenger for a chemist and growing food in an allotment.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
She bade him keep on the alert for she would send him a messenger, a bee, to tell him her wishes.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Company dancer Lloyd Knight, costumed as the Preacher in “Spring” and captured in a determined stance on a boulder, faces the book’s last page, which quotes Graham: “Dancers are the messengers of the gods.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Caffeine blocks adenosine, a chemical that slows the activity of important brain messengers such as dopamine and acetylcholine.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
They act as messengers, telling our cells what to do, and play vital roles in our skin health, immune system and helping to control our hormones.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Russia has asked for both messengers to provide access to data when requested by law enforcement for fraud probes and for investigating activities Russia describes as "terrorist".
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
They passed the celestial-blue Stariary, the Institute's post office, where star messengers transported envelopes and parcels and packages throughout the Marvellian world.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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