mailbox

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

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

If you were a tween girl in the 1990s or early 2000s, the arrival of a new one in the mailbox felt like an event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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

“We don’t want anyone to just toss it into the mailbox as we have been able to do in the past and have it counted,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

When he found a sermon leaflet in his family’s mailbox, he studied it and an idea grew.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti