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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 company's food-delivery business is already profitable, with groceries being delivered to 95% of households within three hours and 25% of customers within 30 minutes.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Thirdly, the growth of GrabFin—which includes payments, lending, and insurance—provides a pathway to higher-margin revenue streams that are less dependent on slim ride-hailing or food delivery margins.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Vail can once again prohibit delivery trucks from its pedestrian malls, a federal appeals court has ruled, overturning a Denver judge’s decision last year that put a stop to that ban.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
In the weeks since, local police and federal agencies have set up traffic checkpoints throughout the city and also worked together to detain delivery drivers.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Thirdly, the growth of GrabFin—which includes payments, lending, and insurance—provides a pathway to higher-margin revenue streams that are less dependent on slim ride-hailing or food delivery margins.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Vail can once again prohibit delivery trucks from its pedestrian malls, a federal appeals court has ruled, overturning a Denver judge’s decision last year that put a stop to that ban.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
In the weeks since, local police and federal agencies have set up traffic checkpoints throughout the city and also worked together to detain delivery drivers.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delivery
Noun
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Premiere dates drop without fanfare, entire seasons release at once, and cliffhangers have largely been replaced by bingeable story arcs.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Is there a Super Mario Galaxy Movie release date?—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility Families, communities, and societies bear the deepest loss when mothers do not survive childbirth.—
Shelley Stewart III,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Studies show providing care to mothers after childbirth can decrease the incidence and severity of postpartum depression.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Robinson also faces one count of felony discharge of a firearm and one count commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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He was also charged with felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
17 Sep. 2025
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Risks of marijuana in pregnancy After a pregnant woman uses marijuana in any form, the cannabis crosses into the fetus.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although pregnancy has traditionally been considered a risk for COVID infection, Kennedy has since stated that healthy pregnant females would not qualify to get the shot.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivery. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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