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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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However, that number has increased dramatically since, thanks in part to an expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearly 89% of ballots were cast by mail in last year’s special election.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Do you really think this is about a slow count of mail votes?

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Colorado’s primary is June 30, though mail ballots start going out to voters today.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

I think he procrastinates because he either doesn’t want to run errands for his 93-year-old mother or else he needs to pick up his mail.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

And searching for postcards shouldn’t take long, even if it’s a massive pile of unopened mail.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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