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[let-er] / ˈlɛt ər /




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More than 70 organizations signed a letter in April calling on Meta to halt plans for NameTag, a feature designed to remember people’s faces.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Hundreds of actors and directors have signed a letter opposing the merger, warning it would choke production in an industry already battered by years of consolidation and cost-cutting.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

“Tax credits earned for creating jobs in motion picture and television production are not the same as tax credits provided for research and development,” the letter states.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

In Covid, the letter being delivered was a snippet of genetic code from the Covid virus.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

I take a piece of stationery from my purse and write a hesitant note to the Danneman family, leaving it folded in the letter box by the front door.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Legendary mountaineer George Mallory wrote to his mother to say "the ink has begun to freeze" before he disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924, newly-discovered letters have revealed.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

He also said Mexico has sent cease-and-desist letters to private immigrant detention centers, calling for improvement of conditions that Mexico believes has led to the deaths of multiple immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Loyal Otto — rearrange the letters in his name — has a Tin Man-esque steel plate in his head; Marino and Slattery both share the Cowardly Lion’s temper.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Besides Gildas, our main written sources for the period are the two surviving letters by St. Patrick, likely sent in the mid-fifth century, and Bede’s “Ecclesiastical History of the English People,” completed by 731.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

In this case, Maggie certainly had letters proving that he’d made one, so she had to officially deny the engagement.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

"We have spoken with pupils in our schools and have also lettered parents for awareness."

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

In high school, she lettered in three sports.

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2024

He lettered from 1963-65 on Kentucky’s varsity under Charlie Bradshaw after playing on the freshman squad and was a consensus first team All-America as a senior.

From Washington Times Oct. 30, 2023

He also lettered in basketball and track and field.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2023

They’d caught on right away, like they did with everything, and he showed off the flawless signs that the twins lettered in Spanish for the store.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

The gold lettering reads, “Gracias Dios por este logro — Thank you, God, for this accomplishment.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Among them, a worn “Army of Alphabetizers” badge from Cuba’s 1961 literacy campaign, its lettering nearly faded.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

The lettering had been stripped from the building, leaving only a faint imprint of the school’s name on the facade.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

The white cap with gold lettering is a bit of Trump merch, currently on sale for $55.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2026

A green hardback book with golden lettering on the cover and deckle-edge pages.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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