postcode
Example Sentences
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European Commissioner for Equality Hadja Lahbib said on Thursday that almost 500,000 unsafe abortions took place in Europe every year and "safety and freedom must never depend on your postcode and income".
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Dummigan, who is a diabetes prevention health coach in the Southern Health Trust, said access to timely treatment should not be a postcode or cancer type lottery.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
The party has also called for an end to a "postcode lottery" in childcare caused by some councils applying entitlement from the start of a school term rather than from a child's third birthday.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
The temperature is recorded by the weather station nearest to your postcode.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.