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printed matter

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Definition of printed matter

as in postal card

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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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While this loss leaves a silence that words can never fill, farewell messages adorned a growing memorial for both Mikey and Millie, where tributes of light were offered to them.

— Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Group similar tasks, write the list, and handle the message that prevents confusion later.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of message

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Outside of Europe, so far only Jordan – one of a handful of countries not to have signed a letter of support for Infantino’s reelection prior to this crisis – has publicly called for Infantino’s resignation.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Control Without Custody Vienna did not have to send that letter.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of letter

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If your Mediterranean travel dreams mean hopping between postcard-perfect ports aboard a private yacht—without sacrificing luxury hotel comforts—Emerald Sakara just may be your answer.

— Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Saar equipped an Aunt Jemima Black mammy figurine with a rifle alongside her broom, and placed a derogatory postcard in front of it featuring another Black mammy with a mulatto child.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of postcard

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An analogue is Grace Paley’s stories in The Little Disturbances of Man, published in 1959, which broadcast domestic dispatches from Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Previously, those requests had to go through dispatch, which is only staffed during regular weekday hours.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 4 Aug. 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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