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bearer

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as in messenger

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Recent Examples of bearer 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 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 See All Example Sentences for bearer

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Jill’s approach to being First Lady was to act as Joe’s lead messenger, and this suited Bernal, who had gained his knowledge of policy indirectly as a scheduler and advance man.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
The medications work by blocking certain chemical messengers in the part of the brain that regulates body temperature and manages sleep/wake cycles, according to the guidance.

— Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

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The run game is physical not just because of Gordon, the 6-foot-2, 225-pound ball carrier.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
This typically involves putting the mail in the same or similar order as the carrier's route, with the mail delivered to the post office in trays that can be transferred directly into USPS vehicles.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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