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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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Then she received its preserved body in the mail.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Dig through that stack of mail on your counter for circulars and search your email inbox for any grocery-store brand names to scope out advertised deals.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

John Wyatt: The reason we had a snail mail list is because a lot of people at that time didn’t have an email.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Those pills can be sent through the mail, and doctors can easily prescribe them on a video call, over the phone, or through digital forms.

From Slate • May 18, 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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