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letterbox

[let-er-boks] / ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks /


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Nicola Nugent said the device was put through the letterbox of her home on Stanhope Street at about 03:00 BST on Friday.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The charity said islanders will receive a scorecard through their letterbox.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

It relates to what Farage described as a "lit incendiary device" being pushed through his letterbox in April 2025, the BBC understands.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

I speak to the woman who is shouting through the letterbox of a house with smashed windows.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

But it occurs to me that I’ve never seen the real Adam Tok—just the letterbox view from the top of the eyebrows to the bottom of the lower lip.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Lawyers have told the BBC they have been advised by police to work from home, board up office windows and install fireproof letterboxes.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024

They were left to sew badges on to their own kit and put leaflets through letterboxes urging people to come and watch them play.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2023

I’ve told my workers to be strict with what they sell and who to, but they aren’t changing their behaviour much, other than offering to post through letterboxes and accept bank transfers from trusted customers.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2020

Nobody’s going to flay you to death just for barking offers of money through the letterboxes of recently bereaved parents, or trawling for offensive tweets with your free hand.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2018

For I could not help laughing at the idea that even the letterboxes had to enjoy their Sabbath rest.

From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes


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