mailbox
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When the reporter placed a letter for Paxton in the mailbox, an envelope addressed to Warren Paxton, the attorney general’s given name, was visible.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Al Otro Lado, Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the court’s majority, reached for a football field, a front porch, and a mailbox.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Penaloza’s campaign mailers and video ads were so ubiquitous these past few weeks that they filled up my mailbox and interrupted my binging of Hulu’s “Vanderpump Villa.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
We left a letter in her mailbox with our contact details, but she did not respond.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The summer between fifth and sixth grade, Mom bought a DIY wooden craft kit to make a mailbox.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Police also asked postal workers to report overflowing mailboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Tuesday — less than two months before ballots begin arriving in voters’ mailboxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
Yellow ribbons are tied around mailboxes and roadside library posts.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Yellow ribbons are tied to neighbors’ mailboxes and trees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Mrs. Cormaci posted signs by the mailboxes offering to read tarot cards for people at ten bucks a shot.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
