postcode

Example Sentences

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A Defra spokesperson said it will "end the postcode lottery of bin collection".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Angela Contestabile, from the Stroke Association, said there was also a "postcode lottery across Wales as to who gets treatment, and who gets it when".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

The temperature is recorded by the weather station nearest to your postcode.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The under-diagnosis is well-documented and regional variation in NHS commissioning creates a postcode lottery.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 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