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delivery

[dih-liv-uh-ree] / dɪˈlɪv ə ri /






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The spread measures the difference in price for a barrel of oil for immediate delivery versus what it costs to buy a barrel a few weeks down the road.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Cao's team has previously studied numerous factors that can shape cancer risk over a person's lifetime, including obesity, metabolic dysregulation, alcohol consumption, sedentary behavior, poor diet quality and cesarean delivery.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

Workers for delivery and ride-share service Snapp, the Iranian version of Uber and once a symbol of the country’s business hopes, also went on strike this week in several cities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Retail giant Amazon has put an application in to expand its drone delivery service to cover an entire town where it has been trialling the tech.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

It’s late afternoon and David is only on his third delivery of the day.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The company said there was "opportunity for profitable growth" through home deliveries, which could help boost trade after Primark reported subdued sales following the recent hot weather.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

But if you do binge the series first, watching it will be like “getting 24 consecutive deliveries of perfectly baked Parisian pastry.”

From Slate Sep. 10, 2026

The first deliveries landed: Seafood was up 7%, fresh fruit was up 4.9% — everything that rides a refrigerated truck was up, because the cold chain burns the most diesel per mile.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

The Treasury said Mahan transported arms on behalf of Hezbollah and last year alleged it had expanded its weapon deliveries to Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The order had forbidden people to travel into the area as well, so no deliveries would be coming.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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