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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
These days, Brust and Wray don’t have to look at grocery shelves or the company mailbox to understand their product’s appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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
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
Later, after he had gone, I found an awkward note of apology in my mailbox, wrapped around a paperback copy of the poems of Rupert Brooke and a box of Junior Mints.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Ballots already have started to arrive in California voters’ mailboxes ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 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
Ballots will start arriving in voters’ mailboxes in days, and the primary is June 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
I asked if he could direct me to Lacks Town, where I planned to look for mailboxes with the name Lacks on them, then knock on doors asking about Henrietta.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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