express delivery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of express delivery
First recorded in 1890–1895
Example Sentences
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Instead, Amazon terminated its contract with the delivery company they worked for, Four Star Express Delivery.
From Los Angeles Times
The company disputes that it cut ties with Four Star Express Delivery, saying instead that Four Star voluntarily exited the program.
From Los Angeles Times
“As any responsible business does, we deliver when our customers ask us to deliver, which is during prime business hours,” said Joe Fitzpatrick, founder of Lightning Express Delivery Service and a member of the trucking association’s board.
From Seattle Times
An extraterrestrial express delivery package from afar has landed safe and sound on Earth, bringing a multimillion-mile journey billions of years in the making to an end—and marking a new beginning in studies of the solar system’s history.
From Scientific American
At one point, Ms. Winkky received an email saying “due to the Hot sale overload ordering and the impact of the pandemic, the express delivery speed will be delayed, please be patient.”
From New York Times
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