postbag
Britishnoun
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another name for mailbag
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the mail received by a magazine, radio programme, public figure, etc
Example Sentences
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Rhondda MP Sir Chris Bryant said he is seeing an increasing number of housing cases in his postbag, including Jade and Catrin's.
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023
Charpentier sent out 50 or so exploratory letters to labs in the United States, and got a postbag full of offers in reply.
From Nature • Apr. 26, 2016
For Keynes, Hayek’s request was just another item in his bulging postbag.
From BusinessWeek • Oct. 6, 2011
The programme had a weekly postbag of around 8,000 letters, which, as well as competition entries, included countless ideas from children about what they wanted from the programmes being made for them.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2011
This introduction is intended to answer a few of the most frequently asked questions that have been arriving in my weekly postbag ever since this book was first published in 1927.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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