postcode

Example Sentences

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"Because of my postcode I can't have the treatment on the NHS that I desperately need and that's just immoral," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The number of people having strokes could rise over the next decade if the "postcode lottery" of prevention and care in Wales is not fixed, the Stroke Association has warned.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 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 Southern Trust is the only trust in Northern Ireland without an inpatient addiction rehabilitation facility, which campaigners have said has created a "postcode lottery".

From BBC • Jan. 5, 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