billet-doux

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Noun
  • According to state prosecutors in Wisconsin, Scott admitted to framing the migrant and writing the letter.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
  • The Kangaroos Are Not Shoes campaigner referenced reporting by the Financial Times before receiving confirmation a letter from Mizuno on the athleticwear brand’s gradual exit from the controversial trade’s supply chain.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Although flippant, LuPone’s words only serve to hurt everyone during a turbulent time for the arts in America, the open letter from the theater community said.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • But Michael Dorff, another signatory to the open letter and a law professor at UCLA who studies public-benefit corporations, explained to me that PBCs aren’t necessarily an effective way to bring about public good.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
  • One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • In a sentencing memorandum, his attorney wrote that he’s taken responsibility and apologized.
    Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
  • That led to Trump signing a presidential memorandum ordering at least 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Ars Video However, behind closed doors, missives have been flying.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
  • While Buffett’s letter offers countless lessons, this article will distill his annual missive into three timeless insights.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The drug, which can be received by mail, has been on the U.S. market for 25 years and taken safely by millions of Americans, according to experts.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • The new bill would allow Canada Post’s inspection authority to open mail and would also remove barriers to allow law enforcement to open mail during an investigation—attempting to curb fentanyl movement by what authorities say is performed by organized crime groups.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • In India, wine culture takes off — with a vineyard scene that’s worth a trip A postcard from the sunrise side of Islamorada in the Florida Keys Florida News Meet Orlando’s dinkiest diva: Pearl, the world’s shortest dog Her origin story is a modern tale of love, attitude and cloning.
    South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
  • Early email systems were about as private as sending a postcard by mail.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • When this happens, transmission operators will enact dispatch down or curtailment measures.
    Renny Vandewege, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • The department currently offers the public access to many police calls through an online dispatch website at webapps.sandiego.gov/sdpdonline.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
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“Billet-doux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet-doux. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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