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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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Instead, the board called for expanded parking options on the lot and studies to explore affordable housing on a different city-owned parcel nearby.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

They have to choose whether to give financial gifts to all their children equally, or to parcel it out based on who has the greatest needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In February this year, postal workers told the BBC that some letters had been sitting undelivered for weeks and that they had been told to prioritise parcel delivery instead as it is more profitable.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Having bought the 12-acre property under the assumption that the main residence on the parcel would require some simple, cosmetic updates, the TV host found herself facing a much more mammoth task.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 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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