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

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

A magazine from almost two decades ago was not quite the mail he anticipated.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 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

Counting ballots returned by mail takes more time than those cast in-person because signatures have to be matched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The sled was piled high with burlap mail bags, all stuffed to bursting.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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