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Recent Examples of junk mail
Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.
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Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
Start with smaller purchases if new to investing in precious metals
Avoid dealers that reach out to you: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission advises against responding to cold calls, junk mail, unsolicited emails, social media posts or pop-up dealers at public events.
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Amy Deyoung,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Spend a few minutes each weekend returning items to their zones, tossing junk mail and wiping down surfaces.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
The letter wasn’t just junk mail.
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Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
Start with smaller purchases if new to investing in precious metals
Avoid dealers that reach out to you: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission advises against responding to cold calls, junk mail, unsolicited emails, social media posts or pop-up dealers at public events.
—
Amy Deyoung,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Spend a few minutes each weekend returning items to their zones, tossing junk mail and wiping down surfaces.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
The letter wasn’t just junk mail.
—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for junk mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junk mail
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In response, seven former EEOC officials sent Lucas an open letter via electronic mail on March 18, 2025.
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Eight years later, AOL introduced its own version of electronic mail services, email addresses, a Windows version and access to the rest of the Internet for its users.
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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).
Noun
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Any unsolicited contact about the estate, by phone, mail, or email, should be verified directly with your attorney before any response.
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Someone stole a check in a woman’s outgoing mail between June 8 and June 10.
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Shortly after, Altman was set to join Microsoft and hundreds of OpenAI employees signed an open letter threatening to quit if he wasn’t reinstated as CEO.
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The lawsuit notes that LeVota’s credit plan relies directly on pulling money back that had already been distributed to school districts — the same criticism identified by the dozen school districts behind the open letter.
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Pastor Jeremy Tuck of Connection Point Church organized a free gas giveaway Sunday in Forest Park, handing out $20 gas cards to the first 250 drivers at a local RaceTrac station.
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Panama defender Andrés Andrade was shown a card after a foul on an England's Morgan Rogers.
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Inside, its 69 rooms and suites blend chalet coziness with old-world elegance, many offering postcard-worthy views of the Matterhorn.
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Each has its own distinct character—from postcard-perfect villages and bustling harbors to windswept dunes, freshwater ponds, and some of New England’s most spectacular beaches.
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“Junk mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junk%20mail. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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