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postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /


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June Sheridan didn't realise the postbox was there and ended up taking her small parcel into the shop.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Royal Mail has also trialled a new postbox that can take small parcels.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2025

They can be delivered to a special postbox next to his bench until 14:00 on Wednesday.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2025

They can be delivered to a special postbox next to his bench between 10:00 and 14:00 BST on Wednesday.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2025

Today, I wish I could tell my pen pals that I was going to Birzeit to open my postbox, to meet their words.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

More are on the way, hence the black plastic while postboxes are upgraded.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Downey added that he preferred the older postboxes as he could just drop a letter in and go.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Last week, Royal Mail said it would roll out 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK to enable customers to deposit small parcels.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2025

The new postboxes are being rolled out over the next few months with Royal Mail hoping it will help shore up its share of the market.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2025

Across the country that day, the ballots for year-end honors in Thoroughbred racing began arriving in journalists’ postboxes.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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