missive
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The Mississippi letter references a local judge, Carlos Palmer, who told The Times that he couldn’t recall what precipitated Gideon’s missive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
That trend is visible in recent pending data, Mike Simonsen, the chief economist at the brokerage Compass, wrote in a Monday missive.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
For nearly 14 years, I’ve returned to this contemplative missive through every bump in the occupational road or moment of professional strife.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026
Trump posted the missive after a meeting with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, whom he named as envoy to Greenland last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
“M. Minkoff has apparently responded to my missive with a rather frantic urgency. I told her off quite viciously.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing missive
Send a Message: Mit and Miss
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