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as in childbirth
the act or process of giving birth to children
her second delivery took only three hours
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Recent Examples of delivery
In early July, Tesla reported a 14% year-over-year slide in vehicle deliveries to 384,000 for the second quarter.
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Arjun Kharpal,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The wholesale channel recorded revenues of 87.6 million, down 9 percent, improving in the second quarter, also due to a different timing of deliveries.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
The agency’s role is cited in the U.S. Constitution in a clause empowering Congress to establish post offices and their delivery infrastructure.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Further compounding the crisis was the Israeli campaign against the UN and its aid delivery system, which Israel said was ineffective and allowed aid to fall Hamas’ hands.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
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Arjun Kharpal,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The wholesale channel recorded revenues of 87.6 million, down 9 percent, improving in the second quarter, also due to a different timing of deliveries.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
The agency’s role is cited in the U.S. Constitution in a clause empowering Congress to establish post offices and their delivery infrastructure.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Further compounding the crisis was the Israeli campaign against the UN and its aid delivery system, which Israel said was ineffective and allowed aid to fall Hamas’ hands.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delivery
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The beaver pond upstream of Lake Angeline drained early Thursday, July 17, causing reddish sediment to empty into the water, according to a news release from the DNR.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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The documents related to the King assassination are the latest trove of materials made public through a January executive order by the president that also called for the release of materials related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps boasts positive themes centering on the strength of family, the beauty of childbirth, and protecting the next generation.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
23 July 2025
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Pregnant people living in states with bans are twice as likely to die during childbirth as in states without bans.—
Claire Laurier Decoteau,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The Borrower Defense to Repayment program allows borrowers to request a discharge of their federal student loans if their school engaged in certain kinds of misconduct, such as misrepresenting key statistics about admissions selectivity or employment prospects.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Khanna described growing support for a discharge petition that would force the issue to the House floor.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
23 July 2025
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When the mother with the antibodies has a subsequent pregnancy, the mother's blood with those antibodies could attack the baby that has a different blood factor than the mom.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Trish and Moses finally spill all the details after keeping their pregnancy a secret for months.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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“Delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivery. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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