open letter

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Recent Examples of open letter Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar were among the 144 who signed the open letter. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026 In recent months, over 100 community members — including donors, volunteers, allies and program participants — have signed an open letter to the Center’s leadership expressing concerns about governance and transparency related to the bequest. Ted G Callam, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 More than 200 community and environmental organizations, including a dozen from California, sent an open letter to Congress in December calling for a national moratorium on new data centers. Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, a national organization that Ramírez co-led at the time, wrote an open letter of solidarity with Hollywood women that went viral and further thrust the plight of farmworker women into the national spotlight. ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for open letter
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Noun
  • In response, seven former EEOC officials sent Lucas an open letter via electronic mail on March 18, 2025.
    Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • 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.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Muller also indicated there were even more crimes — but only teased the details in his letters.
    Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • With the names of the two Kansas Cities firmly established over time, complaints about their dullness or geographical inaccuracy were largely confined to letters to the editor.
    Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 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
  • 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
  • Get rid of paper piles: receipts, junk mail, bags, and kids’ schoolwork.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The two other occupants of the Nissan have not been identified by police, according to a sentencing memorandum filed in Jackson County court Monday in reference to Williams’ case.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors argued that between January 2010 and April 2013 Snyder executed a scheme to obstruct the IRS’s collection of his unpaid business and personal taxes.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • From 2012 to 2018, city fire crews began prepping for dispatch almost immediately after an emergency call came in.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • According to police dispatch audio, law enforcement was asked to help get people out of the mall, cover exits and direct traffic away from the scene.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
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
  • 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

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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20letter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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