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postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /


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June Sheridan didn't realise the postbox was there and ended up taking her small parcel into the shop.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

"I really don't know what an automatic postbox is," said Ralph Boyd.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

A knitted postbox topper featuring the infamous phrase "rats the size of cats" has appeared on a street corner in Birmingham amid the city's ongoing bin strikes.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

Royal Mail has also trialled a new postbox that can take small parcels.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Paper and ink, poems and my postbox are medicines that heal the wounds of a fife without freedom.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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