as in epistle
a message on paper from one person or group to another
he faithfully wrote her a letter every week they were apart
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as in landlord
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
it is the letter of the apartment—not the lessee—who is responsible for basic repair and upkeep
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Recent Examples of letter
Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Jack Lavin, president and CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.
—Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
His father, Ralph, wrestled for UW, lettered from 1985 to 1987 and qualified for the NCAA championships twice.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
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Shortly after mailing the letter, he was shot dead on the street by Argentine security services.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Jack Lavin, president and CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.
—Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
Scott lettered from 2012 to 2014 and qualified for the NCAA championships in 2014; Seth lettered from 2015 to 17.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
His father, Ralph, wrestled for UW, lettered from 1985 to 1987 and qualified for the NCAA championships twice.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
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In her Civil Discourse blog, Vance, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama during the Obama administration, wrote on Wednesday that Bragg has not ruled out the possibility that Merchan could decide to sentence Trump before his inauguration on January 20.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Those were the words written on bullet casings found at the scene of Thompson's shooting, authorities said.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Last month, June penned an emotional Facebook post asking her followers for help finding a three– or four-bedroom house.Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Four House Republicans penned a letter expressing their concerns about the regulatory landscape, as reported by The Daily Hodl.Steve Larsen, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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To participate in the promotion, customers sign up with their Taco Bell Rewards email on the TerraCycle website, collect empty sauce containers, print a free label from TerraCycle and ship them out.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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For one of his last projects, in 2022, the octogenarian artist released a collection of NFTs, which buyers were invited to print for themselves.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Going forward, the analysts have penciled a 15% CAGR (compound average growth rate) for Fiem’s revenue between full-year 2024 and full-year 2027, and 19% CAGR for its earnings.Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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And under San Francisco Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 937, developers won’t have to pay impact fees — which are imposed by local governments on new construction — until the project is complete, a move intended to help reduce their costs and make more projects pencil out.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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The network then inked a five-year deal in 2019 that moved Sesame Street from HBO to its new streaming platform, then called HBO Max.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Earlier this year, Netflix and NFL inked a three-year deal which included rights to the NFL Christmas Day doubleheader.Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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