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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

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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The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.

— Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
The governor, in his veto message, cited affordability concerns.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of message

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Mark Zuckerberg, then Facebook’s chief executive, used the now-infamous line in a February 2012 investor letter.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Over the weekend, Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, reaffirmed the country’s support for Hezbollah in a letter addressed to its leader Naim Qassem.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of letter

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Loveland was particularly dangerous in the playoffs, including a massive performance over the Green Bay Packers in a 31-27 win in the wild card round.

— Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Pete Alonso connected on his 23rd home run early for Baltimore, which began Friday 2 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the final AL wild-card place and finished July with a 15-8 record.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of card

Noun

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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The caller told dispatch that the animals’ owner had left Texas weeks prior, hadn’t returned and left the dogs to fend for themselves.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
The records include audio recordings of emergency dispatch calls, along with emails and text messages from high-ranking police officials.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 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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