missive
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However, another missive from the judge's chambers quickly overshadowed the hotel snafu that same afternoon: the jury had reached their verdicts.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Mississippi letter references a local judge, Carlos Palmer, who told The Times that he couldn’t recall what precipitated Gideon’s missive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Sheinbaum asked her foreign minister to write an unusual missive urging South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to see if the K-pop stars could do more concerts in Mexico.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
A certain fateful missive brought Holbein to Thomas More, one of Henry VIII’s most trusted advisers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
“If you would only send a missive through the proper channels...I’d be happy to dictate the letters to you, if we could maybe begin this evening.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing missive
Send a Message: Mit and Miss
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