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[let-er] / ˈlɛt ər /




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For those who did not read the letter you cite, a retired pastor wrote to The Moneyist to report that he had retired comfortably after earning $30,000 a year for most of his working life.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

It could be used if a trading partner deliberately undermines fair-market conditions and distorts the bloc’s market, the letter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The other daughter's letter began "Dear Caleb", rather than addressing him as her father, and asked him to "tell everyone what you did it and receive your outcome".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The person we needed to deliver the letter to was out, but a friendly employee agreed to place it on his desk.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

One of Joey’s supporters, a man named Robert Zeigler, also responds to M. M. C.’s letter.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

A State Farm spokesman said the insurer is reviewing the senators’ letters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

One of his daughter's letters read: "Dear Daddy, I don't even know where to start. How could you do such a thing?"

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The author himself was conflicted about her, writing Cathy as a dangerous beauty incapable of empathy in his book, yet expressing how dear she was to him in letters to his editor, Pascal Covici.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Also on the table are old letters addressed to Ferguson from disgruntled United fans amid speculation he was about to sell midfielder Paul Ince to Inter Milan in the summer of 1995.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

I ask the photographer, from my perch at Theo’s desk, the one that I am supposed to be pretending is my own desk as I write fictitious letters to the boys on the front.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Sitting in front of the Wales Millennium Centre's famous lettered windows, Mr Farrow said the cost of "just opening the doors and running this facility" has gone up by £1m per year since 2019.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2023

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

At Food Spot, they’re displayed in that style, but with the description lettered above in white, on a blue background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

He lettered three years as a punter and kicker in high school, and came to WSU as a preferred walk-on.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

The new invitation, designed by Ashima, the English translation lettered by Gogol, is the only thing that isn’t a leftover.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

The sign has gone, though the shape of the lettering can still be made out; the windows are blacked out and the doors boarded up.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mosaic tile lettering on the floors marking each apartment number is a recreation of the originals.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

Among them, a worn “Army of Alphabetizers” badge from Cuba’s 1961 literacy campaign, its lettering nearly faded.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

I craned my neck sideways to read the lettering.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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