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letterbox

[let-er-boks] / ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks /


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It relates to what Farage described as a "lit incendiary device" being pushed through his letterbox in April 2025, the BBC understands.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Dunn said he does not know his neighbour well, but she popped a thank you card through his letterbox which he said we a "nice gesture".

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Nitu Sharma and Jaspreet Singh get many leaflets for takeaways through their letterbox.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

And despite the hundreds of cards passing through her letterbox everyday, Clare plans to thank each person individually.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

Pathos is the appeal you see uppermost in the heart-wrenching, expensively printed flyers that pop through your letterbox asking for donations to charity.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

They told the BBC they had been advised by police to work from home, board up office windows and install fireproof letterboxes.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2024

As ballot papers start dropping through the letterboxes of Conservative members, it's widely accepted that Liz Truss is ahead.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2022

Well, Richards became famous in 2001, when he began posting polite notices through the letterboxes of apostrophe abusers, “drawing your attention to an incorrect use which has been pointed out to us”.

From The Guardian Dec. 2, 2019

Nobody’s going to flay you to death just for barking offers of money through the letterboxes of recently bereaved parents, or trawling for offensive tweets with your free hand.

From The Guardian Dec. 22, 2018

Thrives in the vicinity of doorways and letterboxes.

From Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next by John Cecil Clay




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