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bearer

noun

Definition of bearer

as in messenger

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Recent Examples of bearer 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 Some pups held the title of ring bearer, taking a fancier walk than normal with their parents down the aisle. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bearer

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Acetylcholine is a key neurotransmitter – a chemical messenger in the brain – involved in attention, learning, memory and information processing.

— Hasmeena Kathuria, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
When transiting this Air sign, the messenger planet is charming, socially fluent and reluctant to engage in conflict.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

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Currently, every airline tracked on the DOT’s customer-service dashboard promises a meal or meal voucher when a flight delay that is defined as within the carrier’s control leaves passengers waiting for at least three hours.

— Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
Eight sailors attempted suicide during the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group’s record-setting deployment, though the Navy says there were no deaths aboard the ships.

— Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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That boyish man is Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who accepts a job that will take him outside his normal route to Raccoon City, which unbeknownst to him has become overrun by monsters.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Between a courier caught in the middle of a zombie virus outbreak and a scuba diver swallowed whole by a sperm whale, both films put Abrams’ respective lead characters, Bryan and Jay, through uniquely harrowing one-man crucibles.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

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