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letterbox

[let-er-boks] / ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks /


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It relates to what Farage described as a "lit incendiary device" being pushed through his letterbox in April 2025, the BBC understands.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

I speak to the woman who is shouting through the letterbox of a house with smashed windows.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

He told the court that, on one occasion, protestors put flares through HKETO's letterbox.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2026

Instead of posting the letter and Bible through the letterbox, the court heard the men instead left an unsigned note saying they would "be back".

From BBC Jan. 13, 2026

By a strange coincidence—or maybe not—he looks eerily like he does on YouTube, since his voluminous scarf and ski hat cover his face everywhere except the letterbox view from eyes to lower lip.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Not to ward off angry voters - she says she doesn't recognise the collapse in Labour's national popularity - but to poke leaflets through letterboxes without being bitten by dogs.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2025

The first energy vouchers started to arrive through letterboxes on Saturday.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2023

I’ve told my workers to be strict with what they sell and who to, but they aren’t changing their behaviour much, other than offering to post through letterboxes and accept bank transfers from trusted customers.

From The Guardian Mar. 28, 2020

Nobody’s going to flay you to death just for barking offers of money through the letterboxes of recently bereaved parents, or trawling for offensive tweets with your free hand.

From The Guardian Dec. 22, 2018

Thrives in the vicinity of doorways and letterboxes.

From Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next by John Cecil Clay




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