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mailbox

[mayl-boks] / ˈmeɪlˌbɒks /


NOUN
mail drop
Synonyms


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The agent is fictional, the heroes were erased, and just about the only thing I found factual was the re-creation of Kaczynski’s mailbox.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"She likes to go to go to the mailbox, and she's like, 'Ms Dolly! Ms Dolly!' and I'm like, 'Well, let's go see if Ms Dolly sent you a book!'"

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Their mother was mentally sharp but physically frail, barely able to walk to the mailbox and back, they told deputies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

If checks need to be mailed, doing it from the post office rather than a mailbox or a blue U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

On Monday morning I found two envelopes in my mailbox: one from Henry, the other from Julian.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Ballots will begin arriving in the mailboxes of the state’s 23.2 million voters in days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The mayor ruffled feathers again when the 17,000 notices were sent out and he wrote on X that second-home owners should check their mailboxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Police also asked postal workers to report overflowing mailboxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

So he began typing up a summary of the top headlines and stuffing copies in people’s mailboxes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

Some of the mailboxes had the names of houses on them, Windward, Petersons Landing, Oakwood, Second Chance.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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