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mailboxes

  • plural
    of mailbox.
    mailbox
    noun
    a public box in which mail is placed for pickup and delivery by the post office.

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Its letters now flood local mailboxes, saying "there is a lot of misinformation and fear that has circulated about data centers and our project."

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ballots will begin arriving in 23.2 million voters’ mailboxes in a little over two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

Some of the mailboxes had the names of houses on them, Windward, Petersons Landing, Oakwood, Second Chance.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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