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postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /


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"Our message is clear, if you have a Royal Mail label on your parcel, and it fits, put it in a postbox and we'll do the rest," Mr Clarkson said.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

Two designs were trialled in the pilot, including one where the entire round lid of the postbox was black.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

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

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025

A new postbox that can take small parcels is being trialled by Royal Mail.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025

What would my pen pals say if I told them that I am standing at a detention center because I went to open my postbox for their letters?

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

Have you noticed anything different about postboxes near you?

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

However, Peacock added that generally "people who use postboxes are writing letters and using stamps".

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Seven "postboxes of the future" are in place in Northern Ireland, of 3,500 planned across the UK.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Royal Mail is introducing 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK, altering the iconic look of the red pillar boxes that have punctuated Britain's streets for nearly two centuries.

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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