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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.
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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 authors of the original Internet protocols, who began their pioneering work in the late 1960s, designed them for a network to be used mainly for sending electronic mail from one computer to another.
—Glenn Edens, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2017
Students and faculty soon developed software and processes that later turned into electronic commerce and electronic mail.
—Shane Greenstein, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2016
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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 authors of the original Internet protocols, who began their pioneering work in the late 1960s, designed them for a network to be used mainly for sending electronic mail from one computer to another.
—Glenn Edens, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2017
Students and faculty soon developed software and processes that later turned into electronic commerce and electronic mail.
—Shane Greenstein, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for electronic mail
Noun
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The letter wasn’t just junk mail.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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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
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Public offices remain open, mail delivery continues, and flags are not being lowered.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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All mail-in ballots must be received by the voter’s local county election office by Election Day.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile over 1,200 film industry figures including Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik and Debra Messing have signed an open letter rejecting the boycott.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, more than 400 musicians, actors, agents and managers and studio executives signed an open letter to the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest rejecting attempts by some participating countries to bar Israel from participating in that year’s event.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jones then made a $20,000 payment on his American Express card using the Jackson funds.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The set is part of their Universes Beyond collection, which also includes cards from The Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Fallout, and more.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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Every fragrance reads like an olfactory postcard, capturing landscapes, cities, and moments in time through intricate scent pyramids.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most have generic layouts, long URLs and simple forms asking for a claim ID from your email or postcard.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Electronic mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electronic%20mail. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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