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postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /


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June Sheridan didn't realise the postbox was there and ended up taking her small parcel into the shop.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

BBC NI went to Newtownabbey, County Antrim, where there is a newly upgraded postbox.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

A new postbox that can take small parcels is being trialled by Royal Mail.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2025

They can be delivered to a special postbox next to his bench until 14:00 on Wednesday.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2025

On some days, I wish I could stay inside my postbox, with a tiny pillow made from a stamp with a flower on it.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

More are on the way, hence the black plastic while postboxes are upgraded.

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

Downey added that he preferred the older postboxes as he could just drop a letter in and go.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Seven "postboxes of the future" are in place in Northern Ireland, of 3,500 planned across the UK.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

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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