mailbox
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Typically when I move to a new place, the red-and-blue-striped envelope from the post office confirming my new address goes directly from the mailbox into the trash.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 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
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
A letter still in the mail carrier’s hand has not arrived in the mailbox.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
I looked at the ordinary mailbox and steered my bike back onto the road.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Police also asked postal workers to report overflowing mailboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mark DiCamillo, director of the poll, said he was stunned by how fractured voters are and how little knowledge they have about the candidates less than 60 days before ballots start arriving in Californians’ mailboxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 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
I stop by the row of metal mailboxes that hang on the wall.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
