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[let-er] / ˈlɛt ər /




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Labour MP Diane Abbott and actress Jameela Jamil are among 30,000 signatories of a letter to the prime minister and culture secretary, which claims Arday's death followed "two weeks of relentless harassment".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

A second draft of the letter, dated March 4, contained altered language providing that the voter information would be “transferred” to HSI, with one exception: Voters’ party affiliation would be redacted, if possible, it said.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

In 1945, MI5 opened a letter Hobsbawm wrote to his first wife, Muriel Seaman.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In his letter to Hegseth, Levin said the Trump administration needs to answer concerns from military families and loves ones about the conditions aboard.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Sancho was sent to deliver a letter to Dulcinea.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Others have written joint letters in support of him.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Much of the book describes feuding in the letters pages and common rooms of the British left.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Shoppers trying to identify Taylor Farms products themselves have occasionally been advised to look for packaging codes beginning with “TF” or similar letters.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

You get six letters that you must turn into as many words of four letters or more as you can; as you create words, you’ll uncover fun little asides and notes.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

His letters did not come as often as mine went singing to him, but I put this down to his work.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

By 1956, hospital births were becoming more common, and midwifery textbooks were recommending that a "wrist name-tape" or "string of lettered china beads" should be attached directly to the newborn.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2025

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

Astragalomancy and all the different lettered dice seemed fun, but she wasn't interested in pyromancy and playing with fire messages.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

In December, the board decided to rename the institution and new lettering bearing Trump's full name was affixed to the centre's front portico the next day.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Accessorizing the lock box was a button with bold white lettering screaming at me to “PUSH FOR ASSISTANCE.”

From Salon May 22, 2026

Seoul’s iconic landmarks, from the Namsan Seoul Tower to a historic royal-palace gate, were illuminated with the “Arirang” lettering.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

From where we stood looking up, the branches perfectly framed the engraved lettering in the arch above the front door of the administration building.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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