letterbox
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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
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
Engebretsen said he was initially suspicious of the letter informing him of his honour when it dropped through the letterbox.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 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
But she and her dad lied and said they posted cash in envelopes through the girls' letterboxes.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
She and others have been leafleting ultra-Orthodox households across Israel - more than a million flyers have been put through letterboxes.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2022
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
Thrives in the vicinity of doorways and letterboxes.
From Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next by John Cecil Clay
