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as in smuggler
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
under wartime rationing, the only way to obtain some foods was from a courier
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as in messenger
one that carries a message or does an errand
a courier just delivered a package for you
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Murphy’s bicycle courier wakes up from a coma in a deserted London hospital 28 days later to find that the world has been overrun with zombies.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Williams noted that there is an ongoing relationship between New Zealand and Canadian authorities to collaborate and intercept drug couriers before boarding a flight.
—Anissa Reyes, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, these criminal groups allegedly smuggled a tonne of gold while recruiting couriers on commercial flights.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Audiences first saw the chaos in 2002's 28 Days Later, which starred Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma amid the outbreak.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Williams noted that there is an ongoing relationship between New Zealand and Canadian authorities to collaborate and intercept drug couriers before boarding a flight.
—Anissa Reyes, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, these criminal groups allegedly smuggled a tonne of gold while recruiting couriers on commercial flights.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Audiences first saw the chaos in 2002's 28 Days Later, which starred Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma amid the outbreak.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Courier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courier. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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