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printed matter

noun

Definition of printed matter

as in postal card

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Noun

Over the past couple of months, Bronin’s firm also paid for advertising tens of thousands of dollars to the prominent Democratic consulting firm SKDK for advertising and media protection and spent more than $150,000 on direct mail services.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Bailey, on the other hand, reported spending more than $914,000, roughly two-thirds of the total his campaign raised during the quarter, on direct mail fundraising and related postage.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

Definition of direct mail

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For other types of junk mail or promotional material, the United States Postal Service and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommend using the website DMAchoice to remove your name from a lot of the national marketing mail lists.

— Cody Godwin, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Older adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and other scams and are often advised to ignore junk mail and calls from telemarketers.

— Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026

Definition of junk mail

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The public message from both now is that nothing has changed on that front.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Schwartz told Ars that Spirit should have gotten consent from workers before selling 80,000 email accounts, 100 million emails, 20 million SharePoint documents, and 500 million Teams messages.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of message

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Document everything Save breach notices, screenshots, dates, names, dispute numbers and copies of letters.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
It’s been close to ten years since Damien Chazelle took home the Academy Award for best director for 2016's La La Land, his musical love letter to Los Angeles starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of letter

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Not only did the limited library cards and shirts go fast, the whole rotunda reached legal capacity in just 20 minutes post-doors open time.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The outlets reportedly viewed an internal email that had been sent to National Park Service staff in late December, revealing that staff members had been instructed to ask visitors to take any stickers off their card or it could be considered void.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of card

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That’s good news for autumnal fanatics, as this foliage-rich route—lined with maples, oaks, birches, and more—becomes postcard-perfect each October.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
In addition to its postcard-ready setting, the city offers residents a rare blend of economic stability and everyday quality of life.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of postcard

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As Washington dispatches envoys and Ukraine hits a key Russian Black Sea naval base, both sides dig in for a grinding war that Zelensky warns must bring real consequences for Moscow.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
For common-sense dispatches from the frontier of ETF proliferation and smart portfolio construction, check out the X account and research pieces of Morningstar Research's Jeffrey Ptak.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispatch

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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

Definition of epistle

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