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mail

[meyl] / meɪl /
NOUN
written correspondence; system for sending correspondence
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VERB
send through the postal system
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They now only cross the border occasionally to pick up their mail and come back, Rousseau said, avoiding spending any money while there.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Their frustration isn’t just rooted in annoyance at having surprise speeding tickets show up in the mail.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Postal Service to use state-by-state lists of eligible voters who may send a ballot by mail.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The address then shifted to a box in a suburban Atlanta shopping plaza, but other customers’ mail was returned.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

“You know how you can mail two letters from the same mailbox on the same day, and they might arrive wherever they’re going on different days?”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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