variants
or in-box
plural inboxes or in-boxes
1
: a box or tray (as on a desk) for holding incoming interoffice mail
2
: a computer folder devoted to incoming email
One of my favorite rituals soon became scanning our email inbox, looking for your photographs … and reading the letters you sent …—
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
This is a preview of the August 28 edition of Access Health—Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox.
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—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Specifically, Nierman advises getting proof of your loan balance, interest rate, payment status, payment history and any important notifications in your servicer account inbox.
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—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Inbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbox. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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