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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
The medium-sized cargo delivery and vans could grow to $200 billion.
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Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Among foreign participants, Airbus at the show said Chinese certification of its A330neo jet was going smoothly and that the first delivery of the widebody model in the country could come in 2025.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
And in only one case did the delivery person scan the buyer’s ID, as required by federal law.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Rorschach Test Burr’s delivery here should make newcomers turned off by his monologue immediately understand his high status in the comedy world.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Among foreign participants, Airbus at the show said Chinese certification of its A330neo jet was going smoothly and that the first delivery of the widebody model in the country could come in 2025.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
And in only one case did the delivery person scan the buyer’s ID, as required by federal law.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Rorschach Test Burr’s delivery here should make newcomers turned off by his monologue immediately understand his high status in the comedy world.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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The Seahawks’ linebacker corps has undergone a radical, in-season makeover, with last month’s trade for Ernest Brown IV and Tuesday’s release of leading tackler Tyrel Dodson, who’ll be replaced by rookie Tyrice Knight.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The release said the project would improve pedestrian safety.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The second photograph contains a wet, bulbous, red lump held between two fingers and pierced by a needle guiding a black thread, possibly in reference to the stitching of the perineal tear after childbirth.Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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The same way that our culture has taught us to whisper about our periods and hide our tampons—despite the fact that our menstrual cycles perpetuate our species—new mothers are culturally guided to hide the more brutal details of childbirth.Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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Symptoms of bird flu in humans can include eye redness or discharge, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, trouble breathing, high fever, pneumonia and seizures, according to medical experts.Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Swimmer’s ear can be pretty uncomfortable: your ear canal fills up with a sticky discharge and may become smelly and painful, explains Hildrew.Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivery. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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