letter drop

Example Sentences

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“We traced it to a pickup point of a U.P.S. letter drop box by an office building in Westbury on Long Island,” wrote Susan Rosenberg, a U.P.S. spokeswoman.

From New York Times

In a Moscow park in 2006, Britain's MI6 intelligence agency was caught red-handed with a "spy rock" - a fake rock containing a transmitter where informants could wirelessly leave information that could then be retrieved in a modern-day version of the dead letter drop.

From BBC

Thomas: I was similarly unmoved by the Bateses’ simultaneous letter drop.

From Slate

During the recent letter drop to residents, Roads Service has become aware that some residents are concerned the works will be out of character to the area.

From BBC

We fully understand that when some people received their radon results they may have been surprised or even a little concerned because having a letter drop through the door telling you that your family is exposed to radiation could be unsettling for some people.

From BBC