electronic mail

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Recent Examples of electronic mail This routing process is not unlike what happens with electronic mail or any other piece of data sent through the internet. Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2024 The Act at Civil Code Section 4910 bars taking action outside of board meetings except for emergencies, and bars conducting meetings via electronic mail. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023 The upper layers included advanced capabilities and applications, such as electronic mail and directory services. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2023 Students and faculty soon developed software and processes that later turned into electronic commerce and electronic mail. Shane Greenstein, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2016 See All Example Sentences for electronic mail
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Noun
  • Get rid of paper piles: receipts, junk mail, bags, and kids’ schoolwork.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Even if the related email lands in junk mail, the calendar event can still appear on your device.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to first-class stamps, the price hike will affect metered letters (from 69 cents to 74 cents), international postage (from $1.65 to $1.70) and domestic postal cards (from 56 cents to 62 cents).
    David Chiu, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The president cast his ballot by mail in a March 24 special election in Florida.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Any potential winner will be notified by mail, email and/or telephone.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Additional signees of the new open letter include John Legend, Brandi Carlile, Hannah Einbinder, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Porter, Keke Palmer, Hasan Minhaj, Katie Couric, Susan Sarandon and dozens more.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Prominent Jesuit High School alumni — including developers Angelo and Kyriakos Tsakopoulos — issued an open letter pressuring the school to reverse its decision to go co-ed in fall 2027.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • New Jersey is 10 points behind Columbus for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with nine games remaining.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • While still being finalized, the card features two championship fights.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Tyre, the country’s fifth-largest city and a normally bustling beach town with postcard-perfect views of the Mediterranean, has become a sanctuary of last resort even as the specter of a long-term Israeli occupation looms over south Lebanon.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Above, the hazy silhouettes of Mumbai’s suburban high rises — a view of the postcard metropolis of the movies.
    Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026

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“Electronic mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electronic%20mail. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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