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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
On Israel, the German chancellor could ask the president to exert more pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back Israel’s military operations and increase delivery of humanitarian aid.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 June 2025
After the delivery, he and his wife were brought In-N-Out Burger and fajitas from a member of their security team.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 June 2025
Boom’s timeline allows for just a year of flight tests; Airbus took about 18 months to certify the A350 from first flight in June 2013 to the first delivery in December 2014.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Its deliveries in China fell 8% in April, even as the broader EV market grew.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 June 2025
After the delivery, he and his wife were brought In-N-Out Burger and fajitas from a member of their security team.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 June 2025
Boom’s timeline allows for just a year of flight tests; Airbus took about 18 months to certify the A350 from first flight in June 2013 to the first delivery in December 2014.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Its deliveries in China fell 8% in April, even as the broader EV market grew.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delivery
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Liverpool and Leverkusen have been in dialogue for a number of weeks after the Merseyside club met the €35million (£29.6m; $39.3m) release clause for Jeremie Frimpong.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Diddy's alleged reaction to public release of his attack on Cassie Ventura Jane's testimony gave the jury insight into how Diddy reacted when surveillance footage of the rapper attacking Cassie Ventura went public in May 2024.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Women will learn what bodily changes to expect after giving birth, how to prepare for childbirth and how to maximize recovery.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Clinton: Medicaid pays for about 40% of all childbirth and pays for an enormous percentage of senior citizens' health care and a lot of other stuff.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Decker stopped attending mandatory monthly drills slightly more than a year ago, and the Guard was in the process of a disciplinary discharge for him, Shagren said.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Also, jobless claims (a proxy for layoffs) and the rate of layoffs and discharges remain below pre-pandemic levels, Labor Department data shows.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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“Delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivery. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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