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epistle

[ih-pis-uhl] / ɪˈpɪs əl /


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This epistle is full of affection, respect and especially decency—that word George Orwell found best to describe the British people after he had returned from Burma and then watched his nation go to war.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

To ponder the question and practice decoding an extraterrestrial epistle, an artist-led team has created a mock message from the stars to test us Earthlings.

From Scientific American Aug. 3, 2023

Wohl imagines this section as an epistle to Bobby, describing what became of Edie.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2022

Robert William Crampton confirmed he was hoping for "a cowboy suit and guns and a hat and everything", though his father wrote the festive epistle.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2021

Poor Pim, I might have known what the effect of such an epistle would be.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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