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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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Announcing the rise last month, Royal Mail's managing director of letters, Richard Travers, said: "We always consider price changes very carefully, balancing affordability with the rising cost of delivering mail."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Postal Service that preserves most of the deliveries the e-commerce giant makes through the mail agency, after earlier threats of far bigger cuts to its package volumes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Medicines can stop pain, fight cancer and save lives but are worthless if they get lost in the mail, spoil in a hot warehouse or are stuck on a ship.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

A vast majority of California voters cast ballots by mail, including nearly 90% in last year’s special election on Proposition 50, the state’s mid-decade redistricting measure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

She pulled a white envelope off the top of the stack of mail and shoved it back into his hands.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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