electronic mail

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Recent Examples of electronic mail Information reasonably sufficient to permit Britannica to contact you, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address. britannica.com, 8 Feb. 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
  • Keep junk mail and schoolwork in drawers or wall organizers, not on your kitchen surface.
    Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 22 May 2026
  • There’s something freeing and peaceful when things are in their place, the kitchen bar is free of junk mail and dishes are off countertops, stacked in the dishwasher.
    ByBryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 May 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
  • Reality television personality Spencer Pratt, who was in second place on election night, saw his lead over Raman steadily erode as mail-in ballots postmarked as late as June 2 were counted.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • But in California, about a quarter of the electorate returns their mail-in ballots on Election Day, meaning officials don't begin processing millions of votes until then.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • More than 1,000 parents signed an open letter to the school board advocating for greater parental involvement in school closure discussions.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
  • Lapid endorsed the open letter in a statement to the French news agency AFP.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • And some pundits are asking if a shot at global glory could be on the cards for Kim’s athletes.
    Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • Some relief eventually shows up on loan and card rates.
    Staff reports, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • See Thursday's postcard for this church's completion.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2026
  • The postcard was addressed to my first name only.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026

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“Electronic mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electronic%20mail. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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