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Recent Examples of airmail
Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
The stamp was printed all the way back in 1918, to commemorate the beginning of regular airmail service, The Washington Post noted.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
Staff found and destroyed eight of the erroneous sheets and shipped the other stamps to offices in Washington, New York and Philadelphia—the cities selected for the first airmail flights.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
The earliest airmail pilots flew biplanes like the Curtiss JN-4H, and manufacturers soon made special models for airmail.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2020
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What to drink: The menu is packed with classic cocktails, from the airmail to the Tom Collins by way of the Brown Derby, Corpse Reviver No. 2, Last Word and Siesta.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
The stamp was printed all the way back in 1918, to commemorate the beginning of regular airmail service, The Washington Post noted.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
Staff found and destroyed eight of the erroneous sheets and shipped the other stamps to offices in Washington, New York and Philadelphia—the cities selected for the first airmail flights.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
The earliest airmail pilots flew biplanes like the Curtiss JN-4H, and manufacturers soon made special models for airmail.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airmail
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More than 1,000 employees circumnavigate the bustling fifth floor Tempus office around an atrium that Lefkofsky said was a spiral parking ramp before the building — a National Historic Landmark that once housed the country’s oldest mail-order firm — was converted to tech space 25 years ago.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The fire didn't damage any mail and left minimal damage in the basement because fire crews put it out so quickly, Kloth said.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Mailers Both parties also used franking privileges to send mail to constituents.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The gyms also told consumers that the mail-in cancellations should be sent by certified or registered mail, according to the FTC.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
20 Aug. 2025
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It is highly recommended that a taxpayer use the foreign country’s version of certified or registered mail because the receipt can serve as proof of timely mailing/filing.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The old law had required that the executor send you notice by registered or certified mail, and then provide proof of service to the court.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas News,
30 July 2023
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Resumes sent by registered or certified mail to the Metro Council Clerk, 601 W. Jefferson St., 40202, must be postmarked no later than March 3 and must be received in the clerk’s office within four business days after mailing.—
Billy Kobin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Feb. 2023
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The Miami Beach Fire Department is expected to arrive at the condo-hotel, knock on each door and make sure the building is vacant, according to email correspondence viewed by the Miami Herald.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The records were provided by lawyers for Epstein’s estate in response to a subpoena demanding financial records, contact books, and correspondence.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Airmail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airmail. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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