by letter
idiom
: by sending and receiving letters
We communicated with each other by letter.
a relationship that began by letter
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Owners will be notified of both recalls and respective remedies by letter on August 18.
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 25 June 2024
Medigap policies are standardized, and there are typically about eight different plans from which a new Medicare enrollee can choose (denoted by letter of the alphabet), all with varying benefits and costs.
—The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
The researchers identified another plausible theory through a sub-experiment included in the study, which tested the reactions of patients based on how they were informed of their debt relief, either by phone call or by letter.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 2 May 2024
Last month, Courtney and the armed services committee leadership warned President Biden by letter that deviating from two subs a year not only threatens to slow what has been promising growth in U.S. shipbuilding capacity, but threatens the AUKUS agreement.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2024
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 25 June 2024
Medigap policies are standardized, and there are typically about eight different plans from which a new Medicare enrollee can choose (denoted by letter of the alphabet), all with varying benefits and costs.
—The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
The researchers identified another plausible theory through a sub-experiment included in the study, which tested the reactions of patients based on how they were informed of their debt relief, either by phone call or by letter.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 2 May 2024
Last month, Courtney and the armed services committee leadership warned President Biden by letter that deviating from two subs a year not only threatens to slow what has been promising growth in U.S. shipbuilding capacity, but threatens the AUKUS agreement.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2024
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“By letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20letter. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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