missive
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A missive from the administration in February 2025 directed government agencies to review all funding to nongovernmental organizations.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The missive, which could be a precursor to a lawsuit, opens another avenue of attack against the controversial $111-billion deal, which would transform the smaller Paramount into an industry titan.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
For nearly 14 years, I’ve returned to this contemplative missive through every bump in the occupational road or moment of professional strife.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
This, we learn, is the man who sent that pocketed missive of the prologue; how it made its way to Kornyev is a miracle at which Mr. Loznitsa leaves us to marvel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
"Maester Frenken received the first missive at Castle Stokeworth," Grand Maester Pycelle explained.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing missive
Send a Message: Mit and Miss
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Born a Crime
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 2
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