mailbox
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Since the bills took 11 weeks to find my mailbox, I didn’t find out until I had completed 22 sessions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
"She likes to go to go to the mailbox, and she's like, 'Ms Dolly! Ms Dolly!' and I'm like, 'Well, let's go see if Ms Dolly sent you a book!'"
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Their mother was mentally sharp but physically frail, barely able to walk to the mailbox and back, they told deputies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Those sponsored leaflets and postcard mailers that end up as makeshift coasters, mosquito swatters or unread refuse that goes straight from the mailbox into the blue recycle bin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
He went to his mailbox only about every three weeks so there was quite a stack waiting for him; he stood by the trash can, going through it indifferently, throwing half the envelopes away unopened.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
The mayor ruffled feathers again when the 17,000 notices were sent out and he wrote on X that second-home owners should check their mailboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Police also asked postal workers to report overflowing mailboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
As ballots land in mailboxes, California voters are finally tuning in to the race to lead the nation’s most populous state and fourth-largest economy in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
So he began typing up a summary of the top headlines and stuffing copies in people’s mailboxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
Night after night, the three boys left the flyers in apartment buildings, mailboxes, telephone booths, and other public places.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
