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letterbox

[let-er-boks] / ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks /


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It relates to what Farage described as a "lit incendiary device" being pushed through his letterbox in April 2025, the BBC understands.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Dunn said he does not know his neighbour well, but she popped a thank you card through his letterbox which he said we a "nice gesture".

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Nitu Sharma and Jaspreet Singh get many leaflets for takeaways through their letterbox.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

Engebretsen said he was initially suspicious of the letter informing him of his honour when it dropped through the letterbox.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

By a strange coincidence—or maybe not—he looks eerily like he does on YouTube, since his voluminous scarf and ski hat cover his face everywhere except the letterbox view from eyes to lower lip.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

She said her mum told her "the money's not yours" and blocked her number, before later claiming in court it had been posted through the girls' letterboxes.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2025

Ms Flanagan said that during the summer holiday after her final year of school - while her friends were preparing to go to university - she was posting flyers through letterboxes for her cleaning business.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2022

I’ve told my workers to be strict with what they sell and who to, but they aren’t changing their behaviour much, other than offering to post through letterboxes and accept bank transfers from trusted customers.

From The Guardian Mar. 28, 2020

Well, Richards became famous in 2001, when he began posting polite notices through the letterboxes of apostrophe abusers, “drawing your attention to an incorrect use which has been pointed out to us”.

From The Guardian Dec. 2, 2019

For I could not help laughing at the idea that even the letterboxes had to enjoy their Sabbath rest.

From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes




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