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printed matter

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Definition of printed matter

as in postal card

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The millions of dollars in television commercials and direct mail have clearly spread the word for Fazio, who previously had relatively little name recognition outside his three-town Senate district that covers Greenwich, Stamford and New Canaan.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
They delete emails, scroll past social media ads, recycle direct mail and throw away product packaging.

— Drew Holmgreen, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of direct mail

Noun

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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Qatar is conveying messages between the parties, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Sunday in New York.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The Ostrich Army, though, dismissed the courts as corrupt and, beginning in late January 2025, started to flood CFIA offices with hateful messages and threats.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of message

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Alan Jackson, an Ocala homeowner, said Citizens sent him a letter of non-renewal along with a notice that his home, built in 1990, had been selected for takeout by American Integrity with a $200 premium increase.

— Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
One reader recalled my once visiting a 103-year-old fan who had written me a letter in trembling longhand.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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Students kick off the two-year capstone by earning their Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 card, a basic safety training program that serves as a common prerequisite for unionized construction jobs.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
If something looks suspicious, contact the financial institution using the number on its official website, statement or the back of your card.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of card

Noun

The key was Gingrich's optimism and a detailed agenda which could fit on a postcard.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
The subject did bring her back to a postcard Spence sent after Manai-Platt was a runner-up for the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, despite the two women not knowing one another personally.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of postcard

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According to witnesses and emergency dispatch audio, the parents, Nate Geminiano and Karollyn Zepeda, were caught in a backup while trying to get to the hospital when labor progressed faster than expected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
City leaders claimed the new dispatch system could shave off as much as 33 seconds off response times to 911 calls.

— Sara Machi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispatch

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

Definition of epistle

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