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envelope

[en-vuh-lohp, ahn-] / ˈɛn vəˌloʊp, ˈɑn- /


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Surrounding it is an extremely dense, star-like envelope of hydrogen that extends across approximately the size of the solar system.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Typically when I move to a new place, the red-and-blue-striped envelope from the post office confirming my new address goes directly from the mailbox into the trash.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

In a 2005 interview, he recalled needing an envelope.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Mr Justice Hilliard was told the parents thought they had collected their son's ashes from Bush the following March, when he handed them a tiny blue coffin containing an envelope.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

I open the envelope and my hands begin to tremble.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

His wife suggested that he go online, order a lot of envelopes and keep the surplus for next time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Voters who use mail-in ballots — by far the most popular method of voting in California — would be required to write a four-digit number, essentially a PIN, on their ballot envelopes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The effort, according to internal communications reviewed by ProPublica and an agency tech specialist familiar with the work, focuses on comparing signatures on ballot envelopes with signatures on other election documents, such as registration forms.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

That could mean setting up a direct debit from your current account to a savings account, organising cash into different envelopes or using round-up tools that put spare change aside when you spend.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

We only got letters from one person, and the envelopes were always the brightest, deepest, and most entirely pink thing ever created.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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