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postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /


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"I really don't know what an automatic postbox is," said Ralph Boyd.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

"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

Customers procure a barcode from an app, then at the postbox they scan the barcode and drop the parcel into a drawer - this is all powered by solar panels on the box.

From BBC Apr. 13, 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

I wish I could open my postbox every day.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

Have you noticed anything different about postboxes near you?

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

The taped up postboxes are part of Royal Mail's roll out of 3,500 new postboxes 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

The solar-powered postboxes will support the increasing numbers of people selling second-hand items, such as clothing, online.

From BBC Apr. 10, 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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