open letter

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Recent Examples of open letter In February, more than a thousand Google workers signed an open letter demanding the company end its partnerships with DHS and ICE. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026 An open letter by art workers followed, asking for explanations regarding his firing. Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026 An open letter to shareholders that accompanied the official regulatory filing kicking off the proxy fight revealed Blundy as supportive of chief executive officer Hillary Super but much less so of chair Donna James and her fellow board member Mariam Naficy. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 May 2026 Hundreds of employees sign an open letter opposing the deal. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 4 May 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
  • Waymo previously announced a software update aimed at increasing the safety of the vehicles around buses, among other updates, but incidents have continued to occur in other cities like Austin, Texas, after the update took place, according to a letter from their school district.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • The organization, which has given hospitals letter grades on patient safety for over 20 years, released its spring 2026 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • In March 2024, law enforcement received a tip that Rutherford had sold 235 rare coins at a Liberty jewelry store, according to the sentencing memorandum.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
  • Balzano said the new suppression system was already under construction when the lawsuit was filed and stemmed from a memorandum of understanding signed in August 2025 with the city of Camden.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Harry’s aunt and uncle have been preventing such dispatches from reaching the young wizard-to-be, but the boarding school’s messenger owls are having none of it.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • Hamilton was driving an unmarked county vehicle while off duty when it was involved in the collision, which resulted in minor injuries, according to radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.
    byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • For example, in several Epistles, the apostle Paul speaks often about the Christian hope in God through Jesus Christ.
    Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Prizes of $600 or higher can be collected at any California State Lottery district office or by mail.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
  • Justice Samuel Alito extended an earlier order by three more days, which means the rules for prescribing mifepristone online or by mail will remain in effect through at least Thursday.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 2026

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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20letter. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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