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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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A vast majority of California voters cast ballots by mail, including nearly 90% in last year’s special election on Proposition 50, the state’s mid-decade redistricting measure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Bonta told reporters that voters living 50 or more miles from six large mail processing centers in urban areas who mailed their ballots on election day would not have those ballots postmarked in time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The official had heard about the bug bounty Brundage got from the Dutch government years ago and had a question: “What’s a good address to mail you a t-shirt, and what’s your size?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

So even if you can’t trade stocks, you can still expect to receive your mail — the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“That Cincinnati chili took so long to make—chopping all those onions!—I totally forgot . . . you got some mail today, Jonah,” she said, holding out a white envelope.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix