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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
Costs are skyrocketing, and delivery times are unpredictable.
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Rick Morris, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The region is the location of a field test that was just launched by Swiss Post, grocery delivery company Migros Online, and robotics firm RIVR.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
What To Know Photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the logo of Amazon.com, pictured beside a cardboard delivery box featuring Amazon Prime branding.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet Italian exports to China saw minor increases, compared to Chine’s own deliveries to Italy over the period of Rome’s BRI membership, according to data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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Rick Morris, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The region is the location of a field test that was just launched by Swiss Post, grocery delivery company Migros Online, and robotics firm RIVR.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
What To Know Photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the logo of Amazon.com, pictured beside a cardboard delivery box featuring Amazon Prime branding.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet Italian exports to China saw minor increases, compared to Chine’s own deliveries to Italy over the period of Rome’s BRI membership, according to data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delivery
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The Sound Of Music turns 60 this year – and Disney has happily opted to celebrate the occasion by remastering the film in 4K resolution and high dynamic range for a worldwide re-release at the cinema and on 4K Blu-ray disc.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Being an artist is a responsibility to make the audience smile, dance, cry, release at any turn.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hailey died from childbirth complications moments after welcoming the couple’s first baby.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Turlington founded Every Mother Counts in 2010, after experiencing her own complications with childbirth.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, 214 House lawmakers, including four Republicans, have signed a discharge petition filed by Massie to force a vote on a bill that would require the release of all of the files within 30 days.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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In that case, Herrera pleaded guilty to obstructing justice and felony discharge of a firearm, according to the outlet.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The majority held that the right to end a pregnancy was found neither in the text of the Constitution nor in the nation's history, erasing a reproductive right the high court established nearly five decades ago.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Patients often wait until the doctor is standing up to leave before blurting out their real concern, which is typically a sensitive or time-consuming problem, such as wanting to start birth control, having painful periods, or worrying about pregnancy or STDs.—
Dr. Jill Grimes,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivery. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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