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parcel

[pahr-suhl] / ˈpɑr səl /
NOUN
container prepared to be sent
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NOUN
piece of land
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James said: "When the first gift came, we thought it was nice for someone to do that, but since then it's been parcel after parcel."

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Its last-mile delivery service has grown to become the nation’s largest parcel carrier by volume, ahead of United Parcel Service, FedEx and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

She appears in the files in FedEx parcel invoices and flight records and would often write affectionate emails to Epstein, telling him in 2016: "I always think of you. All my love always".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Set on a huge 27-acre parcel that Griffin spent several years amassing, it’s estimated that the home will cost anywhere between $150 million and $400 million to complete.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

In his hand was a tiny parcel, of brown paper and thin green thread.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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