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bearer

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Definition of bearer

as in messenger

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Recent Examples of bearer The difference is that All-Clad is the standard bearer for professional-quality stainless-steel cookware, with a reputation for longevity backed by decades of use in tens of thousands of kitchens across the country. — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 The Muppet Show has become the unlikely flag bearer for The Disney Company at the 2026 Emmy Awards. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for bearer

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These exchanges often have very little to do with what’s actually happening in your life and much more to do with something unsaid or unresolved with the messenger.

— Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
They were meant to act as messengers between the living and the deities.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

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Lieutenant Commander David Burton, the Royal Navy’s capability sponsor, said Neptune Reach B provided important insight into future carrier strike operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Released by a car-sized carrier in Earth orbit, these microwave-sized spacecraft will act as interceptors to protect Western satellites, and their deployment will mark a next step in the evolution of orbital warfare.

— Mark Piesing, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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Illinois records indicate that Kostyuk also incorporated Ovogene in 2021, and Ark Cryo — which ships frozen eggs, embryos, and other biomaterials internationally via human courier — in 2020.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Instacart has no equivalent courier pickup returns product, and its apparel returns still run through each retailer’s own in-store policy.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

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