letterbox
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Nicola Nugent said the device was put through the letterbox of her home on Stanhope Street at about 03:00 BST on Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Staffordshire bull terrier Duchess was abandoned, and only survived because of the goodwill of a neighbour, who fed her through a letterbox.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
I speak to the woman who is shouting through the letterbox of a house with smashed windows.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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
It was an unusually small letter, of course, and might have gone unnoticed in the letterbox.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
The first energy vouchers started to arrive through letterboxes on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2023
As ballot papers start dropping through the letterboxes of Conservative members, it's widely accepted that Liz Truss is ahead.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
Nobody’s going to flay you to death just for barking offers of money through the letterboxes of recently bereaved parents, or trawling for offensive tweets with your free hand.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2018
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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