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Examples of rural free delivery in a Sentence
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His big claim was rural free delivery.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2020
Wanamaker’s tumultuous term as postmaster general for the Republican president Benjamin Harrison—which began with firing thousands of Democratic postmasters but later brought about the establishment of rural free delivery—gets short shrift.
—Marc Levinson, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of rural free delivery was
in 1891
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“Rural free delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rural%20free%20delivery. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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rural free delivery
noun
: the free delivery of mail on routes in country districts
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