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missive

noun as in written communication

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The missive was published late Monday, days ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil.

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He has been known on an occasion or two to defend the club with private missives to media organisations, but nothing is heard in public.

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Mark’s messages become incomprehensible and then he disappears, leaving his uncle on the hunt for the boy while trying to make sense of the cryptic missives.

Finance and private equity executives rave about Free Press missives against purportedly “woke” attitudes and DEI initiatives that they believe have made it more difficult to do business.

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Soon after reporting vote totals on Tuesday morning, AMA leadership sent another missive saying that veteran Magic Castle general manager Hervé Lévy was leaving his position, effective Tuesday.

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