variants
or in-box
plural inboxes or in-boxes
1
: a box or tray (as on a desk) for holding incoming interoffice mail
2
: a computer folder devoted to incoming email
One of my favorite rituals soon became scanning our email inbox, looking for your photographs … and reading the letters you sent …—
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025
This is a preview of Access Health—Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Fractional EAs can manage everything from inbox management and scheduling to project coordination and internal communication—in a model that scales with the business.
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Look for this newsletter in your inbox Monday through Friday.
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Have the latest Reality Checks delivered to your inbox with our free newsletter.
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Get Property Play directly to your inbox CNBC’s Property Play with Diana Olick covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, delivered weekly to your inbox.
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“Inbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbox. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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