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mail

[meyl] / meɪl /
NOUN
written correspondence; system for sending correspondence
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VERB
send through the postal system
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Homeless residents, many of whom don’t have a car or are disabled, now have to travel outside of Skid Row to get stamps or mail a package.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The will, dated March 2015, surfaced via snail mail, and his family has declared it a “scam.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Americans cannot apply online or via mail for the document, and must make an appointment for an in-person visit at the passport agency in Washington DC, according to the state department.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

A letter still in the mail carrier’s hand has not arrived in the mailbox.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

The first one I’d already slipped into the campus mail slot.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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