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mailbox

[meyl-boks] / ˈmeɪlˌbɒks /


NOUN
mail drop
Synonyms


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When a project notice lands in someone’s mailbox, or more likely on a webpage they will never visit, announcing a “scoping meeting on the alternatives analysis,” it fails everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

We left a letter in her mailbox with our contact details, but she did not respond.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Make sure to see the envelope handstamped with the postmark instead of tossing the letter in the mailbox, O’Saben added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

It looks like four skyscrapers and a mailbox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

I opened the loud metal door before dropping my note into the mailbox.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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