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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
At the end of the first episode, Nicky — a gay pastor — and Morgan — impulsive and stuck in a seemingly dead-end relationship — land in the pocket of organized criminals, being forced at gunpoint into the back of a delivery truck.
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Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Shake Shack has explored some partnerships in this space, including leveraging Serve Robotics’ autonomous robots to handle online deliveries from apps like Uber Eats in select markets like Los Angeles and Jersey City, New Jersey.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The transition is expected to take several years and would mark one of the most significant changes to mail delivery in decades.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Last week, rideshare and delivery platforms announced ways to help drivers save at the pump.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
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Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Shake Shack has explored some partnerships in this space, including leveraging Serve Robotics’ autonomous robots to handle online deliveries from apps like Uber Eats in select markets like Los Angeles and Jersey City, New Jersey.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The transition is expected to take several years and would mark one of the most significant changes to mail delivery in decades.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Last week, rideshare and delivery platforms announced ways to help drivers save at the pump.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delivery
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform subpoenaed Bondi to answer questions on April 14 about the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein investigation and file release.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Cuban government said the mass pardons are this year's second prisoner release.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Postpartum hair loss is a common and temporary condition affecting about 90% of women after childbirth.—
Nicole Hernandez,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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How the robot childbirth simulator trains future midwives The simulator known as Mama Anne looks and behaves much like a real patient in labor.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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The internal medicine specialist said that, while health screenings have been the main services offered in the two mobile clinics to date, the plan is to use these resources to research how the ability to visit patients can help close the treatment loop after discharge.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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He is also accused of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivery. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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