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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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The Postal Service raised prices several times at rates above inflation—which reduced mail volume and revenue, according to the Postal Regulatory Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Diana Ruzova: I know you started off with snail mail and word of mouth to promote the screenings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

For $249, patients can order the test and mail in a swab, and after a few weeks they receive a GLP-1 “effectiveness score.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Those pills can be sent through the mail, and doctors can easily prescribe them on a video call, over the phone, or through digital forms.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Jonah tried to remember if he’d seen the mail truck gliding through the neighborhood.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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