parcels

Example Sentences

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This has generated huge volumes of small parcels that they say escape customs duties and pose unfair competition to local retailers.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The partners leased their first of three parcels of barren flatland for around $25,000 a month, anchored by a dilapidated ranch house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

That same year, he snapped up two bayfront houses in Coconut Grove for $106.9 million, before also buying up multiple parcels of land on Star Island for a combined $169 million.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

But he insisted that Royal Mail does not "systematically prioritise parcels over letters".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Uniformed women with lacquered hair, high heels, and fitted skirts looked down on us, signaled that we should fasten our safety belts, place parcels under the seat in front of us, and sit up.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago