Example Sentences
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Medicines can stop pain, fight cancer and save lives but are worthless if they get lost in the mail, spoil in a hot warehouse or are stuck on a ship.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Post riders needed 11 days to deliver the mail from Philadelphia to New Hampshire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
So even if you can’t trade stocks, you can still expect to receive your mail — the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Palm Beach County voter records show the president voted by mail in a Tuesday special election for state legislative seats and that his ballot has been counted.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
It could have been the plane that carried mail between Nome and Anchorage.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
