letterbox
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Staffordshire bull terrier Duchess was abandoned, and only survived because of the goodwill of a neighbour, who fed her through a letterbox.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
A woman is shouting through a letterbox to friends inside a house: "The pastor is here, I promise you it is safe."
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
And despite the hundreds of cards passing through her letterbox everyday, Clare plans to thank each person individually.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Both take cash - the honesty box has envelopes and a letterbox for change.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
It was an unusually small letter, of course, and might have gone unnoticed in the letterbox.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
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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
On Wednesday, 10,000 invitations targeting randomly selected Austrian citizens began arriving in letterboxes in Austria.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2024
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
Well, Richards became famous in 2001, when he began posting polite notices through the letterboxes of apostrophe abusers, “drawing your attention to an incorrect use which has been pointed out to us”.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2019
Thrives in the vicinity of doorways and letterboxes.
From Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next by Clay, John Cecil