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- parcel post
- certified mail
- registered mail
- special delivery
- rural delivery
- special handling
- rural free delivery
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Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2024 -
Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses.—
Tom Dillard,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2021
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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
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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Saks also unveiled several holiday window displays, including a snowman with a Christmas tree and presents on a mission to make a special delivery.—
Dave Carlin,
CBS News,
24 Nov. 2025
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Several Kiwanis Club of Ramona members arrived at three Ramona schools the Monday before school started with a special delivery of school supplies.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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The tech titan has already been piling on $4 billion in investments to expand its rural delivery network, which is expected to expand the network’s rural footprint to more than 200 delivery stations.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sherpa Original Deluxe Travel Pet Carrier Many passengers arrive at their boarding gate with gear that needs special handling, but don’t check in with the gate agent prior to boarding.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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How to Wash Throw Blankets Check the care label to see if the blanket requires gentle washing, cold water, or any special handling.—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
2 Jan. 2026
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The bill does not mention keeping packages meant for another person delivered to your address, but federal law says keeping a package addressed to someone else is considered mail theft and is punishable by up to $250,000 in fines or up to five years in prison.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
9 Jan. 2026
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This has now forced her and her neighbors on Kimbrough Court to drive to the nearest post office to pick up their mail for the foreseeable future.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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His big claim was rural free delivery.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2020
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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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“Airpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airpost. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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