envelope
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The zeppelin design, which placed individual gas-filled containers within a rigidly framed outer envelope, was invented around the turn of the 20th century by Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a German aristocrat and general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Unique ballot envelope identifiers, such as bar codes, enable confirmation that only citizens receive and cast ballots,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Working at a car garage aged 17, she was suddenly thrust an envelope to give money for a mechanic who was retiring.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
The flyers in my hand have been replaced by an envelope full of money.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Really, the questionable part of vertical dramas is the gambling-style structure that envelopes them, not some inherent problem with the content itself.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
“There is not enough time, even for a rush request, to have these envelopes corrected and produced,” a county official told the Tallahassee newspaper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Others said they didn’t have the time to redesign their ballot envelopes.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Otherwise, you might be wondering what all the fuss is about when the envelopes are opened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Sitting next to her hand, on the table, was a small pile of tiny homemade envelopes.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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