delivery
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From Amazon buying Whole Foods to the surge in online delivery platforms to the fact that no one actually has time to cook, the do-it-yourself meal-kit concept is hurting. — Laura Forman, WSJ, "Cliff Diving at Blue Apron," 6 Apr. 2019 The first delivery halt was prompted by detection of debris in ten aircraft. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Air Force Stops Deliveries of Trash-Filled KC-46 Tankers Yet Again," 3 Apr. 2019 That delivery was a success, and those trees ended up at the White House and the Tidal Basin in D.C. The first cherry blossom trees in D.C. were planted in 1912. — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, "How Cherry Blossoms Became the Most Celebrated Event of the Spring," 2 Apr. 2019 What's more: All orders placed by noon on the respective festival days will receive same-day delivery at no additional cost. — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, "Amazon Just Made Shopping for Coachella Way Easier With Its First Festival-Inspired Storefront," 27 Mar. 2019 In addition to other at-home care, like OTC painkillers and ice packs, sitz baths can help to relieve pain after a vaginal delivery, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "What the Hell Is a Sitz Bath? (And Why Would You Take One?)," 14 Mar. 2019 The officer saw keys still in the ignition and the two delivery truck workers said Angelier was the vehicle’s only occupant. — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New Berlin man's BAC almost three times legal limit, police say," 13 July 2018 There's also the fact that social media (as a news delivery source) can feel so intimate. — Alison Caporimo, Seventeen, "What Is Fake News and How Can I Spot It?," 25 Mar. 2019 Arguably the best perk of the service is its delivery options. — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, "You Can Now Get Designers' Most Iconic Looks in Your Own Home," 14 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'delivery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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delivery
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delivery
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delivery
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Note: A conditional delivery is usually made in order to make a transfer revocable.
— called also symbolic delivery
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