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Recent Examples of postcard
The instructions even say that while packages are X-rayed, greeting cards and postcards are not, which is why the journalist chose to embed the tracker in a postcard.
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Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
By 1917, downtown was taking on a postcard-worthy shape thanks to a new city park, a commanding post office with a tower, and an arcade along Ojai Avenue.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Temperatures sat in the low 50s with postcard-blue skies framing the asphalt oval for the midday ARCA Menards Series race.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
Beaufort, North Carolina This fishing village with century-old homes, idyllic marinas, and pristine beaches could be plucked from a vintage postcard.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
By 1917, downtown was taking on a postcard-worthy shape thanks to a new city park, a commanding post office with a tower, and an arcade along Ojai Avenue.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Temperatures sat in the low 50s with postcard-blue skies framing the asphalt oval for the midday ARCA Menards Series race.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
Beaufort, North Carolina This fishing village with century-old homes, idyllic marinas, and pristine beaches could be plucked from a vintage postcard.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postcard
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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
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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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The fourth and final round of Charlotte’s annual PGA Tour stop will begin Sunday with Alex Fitzpatrick, mostly unknown and without a PGA Tour card less than a month ago, leading the pack.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Both cards are up in price by more than 30 percent over the last 30 days with at least 30 total sales apiece.—
Benjamin Burrows,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Inside were nearly 1,000 documents — letters, fragile airmail pages, official papers written in German, French and Dutch.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Former Army pilot Eddie Hubbard then approached Boeing about pivoting to air mail with a route between Seattle and British Columbia, the first international airmail service in North America.—
John Pacenti,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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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.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 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.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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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
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