missive
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Wilson’s biting missive, published in the London Review of Books this week, went so viral that it reportedly crashed the outlet’s website for a few hours Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Mississippi letter references a local judge, Carlos Palmer, who told The Times that he couldn’t recall what precipitated Gideon’s missive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The missive came after her viral appearance alongside Carpenter during the weekend's headline set at the festival in the California desert.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Mr. Allport, a historian at Syracuse University, found this lovely missive in the digital archive of RAF Bomber Command, one of the many archives he has culled to put this book together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
"Maester Frenken received the first missive at Castle Stokeworth," Grand Maester Pycelle explained.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing missive
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