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bearer

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as in messenger

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Recent Examples of bearer Flower girl and ring bearer were Lillian Caroline Ward and Boyce Berkeley Ward, both of Little Rock. — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 Her conversation with John also divulges the depths of his entwinement with current ring-bearer Hal Jordan, via a flashback to when John was a baby, in the all-important year of 1986. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 What are your thoughts about AOC as the standard bearer of the Bernie movement? — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Hardy said the production will play out in chapters, with each company presenting a work spotlighting a legacy bearer whose life and contributions embody that chapter’s theme. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bearer

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The medications work by blocking certain chemical messengers in the part of the brain that regulates body temperature and manages sleep/wake cycles, according to the guidance.

— Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
The lanyard-friendly messenger costs $120 plus a monthly subscription of less than $10.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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Bunkering at Chinese port The bulk carrier Mineral Europa received green ammonia during the bunkering operation, a ship-to-ship fuel transfer.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Along with the shift from two to three loyalty levels, the carrier is also changing the names of its tiers.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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