postcode

Example Sentences

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"Because of my postcode I can't have the treatment on the NHS that I desperately need and that's just immoral," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In Scotland, all newborns have been entitled to a box of essentials - including a mattress and sheets - regardless of parental income or postcode since 2017.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza said she was deeply concerned about the "postcode lottery" faced by too many children.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The party has also called for an end to a "postcode lottery" in childcare caused by some councils applying entitlement from the start of a school term rather than from a child's third birthday.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

On Yahoo’s front page there are news stories, tailored to your postcode or whatever—God only knows how they know my postcode, but they do.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins