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An Alabama mother made a special delivery, giving birth to a 13 lb., 4 oz. baby girl — two weeks early.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025 -
The Moore Police Department shared audio of the unusual emergency call and footage of the delicious special delivery on X. Newsweek reached out to the Moore Police Department via email on Saturday for comment.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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The museum’s galleries and library archives were sealed off from smoke damage through special handling systems, and officials said that the double-walled construction of the galleries protects the artwork.—
Matt Stevens,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Washing fine china can be stressful, in part because delicate items require special handling, and also because these pieces hold significance or value.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Dec. 2024
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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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Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MDC from across the country, and around the globe.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Send out a proper invitation (paper mail, evite, or a nice text or email) days in advance with details regarding anything guests may need to know, especially the time.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Rural delivery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rural%20delivery. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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