mailbox
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Their mother was mentally sharp but physically frail, barely able to walk to the mailbox and back, they told deputies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
When the reporter placed a letter for Paxton in the mailbox, an envelope addressed to Warren Paxton, the attorney general’s given name, was visible.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
A letter still in the mail carrier’s hand has not arrived in the mailbox.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
But he silently turned and followed Chip toward the mailbox at the end of Chip’s driveway.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Police also asked postal workers to report overflowing mailboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The award casts renewed scrutiny on Bianco’s Sheriff’s Department two weeks before primary election ballots land in Californians’ mailboxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Yellow ribbons are tied around mailboxes and roadside library posts.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Yellow ribbons are tied to neighbors’ mailboxes and trees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Lloyd and Flopears and Lester went out one night and stuffed a given amount of road apples into people’s mailboxes.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
