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Noun
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The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.—
Nadia Gill,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026 -
The messengers were scheduled to deliver offerings from the emperor, the shrine said on its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Government Accountability Office determined in 2011 that using mail carriers to do the work of census takers wouldn't be cost-effective since they're paid significantly more than the temporary census workers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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In the inside part of the apartment building’s mailbox — accessible only to building management and mail carriers — law enforcement found notes indicating that mail should be delivered to Cynthia’s apartment for several of the pseudonyms used in the scheme, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Postmistresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmistresses. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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