postman
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The trial heard the former postman, from Axminster in Devon, had gone to a pub and comedy club with his then-partner Evelyn Ballentyne on the night Atticus was fatally injured.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
During the trial Bartlett, formerly a postman, insisted he had not harmed his son.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
His witty, thoughtful verses broadened the scope of hip-hop with stories about treating your mother with respect and catching your girlfriend cheating with the postman, alongside hard-hitting lyrics about social deprivation and immigration.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Royal Mail said residents can use another nearby postbox or hand stamped letters to their postman or woman.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Mam says I should take it, too, become a postman, save up, go to America and be a postman over there and wouldn’t that be a lovely life.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
“I ask the postmen in Spain to work to the maximum, morning, afternoon and night,” Feijóo said during a campaign rally in Murcia on Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Mr Cleaver says the huts often provided postmen and women with an additional source of income.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2023
Other professional groups, from barristers to postmen, also plan to hit the barricades in coming weeks to demand more pay read more .
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2022
They’re policemen and grocers and postmen and doctors and nurses.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
Recently I asked the postman for special- issue stamps; I’ve waited since childhood for postmen to give me some of their own accord.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
