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"Along with a network of others, McKelvie, Sanderson and Tracey operated as couriers," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Acting as couriers, they take up parcels of host bacterial DNA and deliver them to neighbouring bacteria.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Then one day he did something that he, as a middleman, had never done before, he said: He went to Newark International Airport to pick up two of the couriers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Some corners of the industry have become so transactional that babies are whisked away from hospitals not by their new parents, but by couriers with power of attorney documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

He sent couriers to Early and Rodes to advise them of his new headquarters and to ask for progress.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara