postman
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The 32-year-old nail technician said they had been planning their wedding since September, after postman Matt, 36, proposed in 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Paul, a former postman, played at Queen's Park alongside Scotland internationals Andy Robertson and Lawrence Shankland.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The second postman to speak to the BBC, who we are calling Bob, said the reason people were not getting post on time was simple: "There's not enough staff."
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Unsure who was responsible, or who might have read her most private thoughts, she became terrified to take public transport, leave home, or even open the door to the postman.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
It was a sunny day and the postman made a second trip to our house to deliver the postcard he’d forgotten.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
“I ask the postmen in Spain to work to the maximum, morning, afternoon and night,” Feijóo said during a campaign rally in Murcia on Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Other professional groups, from barristers to postmen, also plan to hit the barricades in coming weeks to demand more pay read more .
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2022
I don’t know that postmen today can work until they’re 55 and then retire.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2020
"I often meet the postladies or postmen, sometimes they are the only people I see, even on an inhabited island."
From BBC ● May 6, 2019
Recently I asked the postman for special- issue stamps; I’ve waited since childhood for postmen to give me some of their own accord.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
