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parcel

[pahr-suhl] / ˈpɑr səl /
NOUN
container prepared to be sent
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NOUN
piece of land
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Instead, the board called for expanded parking options on the lot and studies to explore affordable housing on a different city-owned parcel nearby.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In February this year, postal workers told the BBC that some letters had been sitting undelivered for weeks and that they had been told to prioritise parcel delivery instead as it is more profitable.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Before the second parcel went on the market, a new tax on property transfers took effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Country music legend Sheryl Crow is offloading a small slice of her extravagant Nashville estate for $1.8 million—more than a decade after adding the 2.2-acre parcel to her longtime Tennessee compound.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

He put the plant on the floor beside him and rolled up his empty food parcel.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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