delivery system
Americannoun
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any means or process for conveying a product or service to a recipient.
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any means or technology for administering a drug to a patient.
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the technology for conveying a nuclear weapon to a target.
Example Sentences
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As awareness increased in recent years, the demand for bioidentical estrogen and the transdermal patch as the preferred delivery system has gone up.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Shares of Insulet shed 18% on the heels of an escalating recall of its Omnipod 5 delivery system.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
By focusing on the biology of the cell rather than redesigning the delivery system, researchers may have found a practical way to unlock the full potential of mRNA therapies and gene editing technologies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
"It feels each week that the line managers are looking for a new way to blame any failures of the new delivery system on the posties, rather than looking at what the failures actually are."
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
It was her last to reach him before the post delivery system broke down.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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