as in special delivery
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Noun
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The whisky brand sent a special delivery of its fiery whisky and merch straight to her doorstep to help her ring in her birthday.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025 -
Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner and Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña were among those to receive a special delivery.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The new variety doesn’t need any special handling for the California environment, researchers said, and artisanal bakers, millers and those with farm-to-fork businesses have expressed interest in it.—
Irene Wright,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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The representative let slip that the request required special handling.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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That document was sent by registered mail to the U.S. Senate and the National Archives.—
Richard Ruelas,
The Arizona Republic,
30 Jan. 2022
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In ways that vary state by state, each state's electors then prepare six Certificates of Vote, which are sent by registered mail to the President of the U.S. Senate and the Archivist of the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Sep. 2020
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His big claim was rural free delivery.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2020
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Wanamaker’s tumultuous term as postmaster general for the Republican president Benjamin Harrison—which began with firing thousands of Democratic postmasters but later brought about the establishment of rural free delivery—gets short shrift.—
Marc Levinson,
WSJ,
28 Oct. 2018
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The old law had required that the executor send you notice by registered or certified mail, and then provide proof of service to the court.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas News,
30 July 2023
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Resumes sent by registered or certified mail to the Metro Council Clerk, 601 W. Jefferson St., 40202, must be postmarked no later than March 3 and must be received in the clerk’s office within four business days after mailing.—
Billy Kobin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Feb. 2023
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Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2024
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Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses.—
Tom Dillard,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2021
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Will mail be delivered? Memorial Day is a USPS holiday, according to the agency's website, meaning mail will not be delivered and post offices will be closed for retail transactions on May 26.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The labor action does not constitute a nationwide strike or work stoppage, calming the fears of businesses that use Canada Post to ship mail and parcels after a previous month-long strike hampered the 2024 holiday season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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“Rural delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rural%20delivery. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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