mailbox

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Those sponsored leaflets and postcard mailers that end up as makeshift coasters, mosquito swatters or unread refuse that goes straight from the mailbox into the blue recycle bin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

We left a letter in her mailbox with our contact details, but she did not respond.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

If you were a tween girl in the 1990s or early 2000s, the arrival of a new one in the mailbox felt like an event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Make sure to see the envelope handstamped with the postmark instead of tossing the letter in the mailbox, O’Saben added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

He’s pointing to a piece I wrote a few days ago, about the mailbox Jonah and I made.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison