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open letter

noun

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as in electronic mail

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Recent Examples of open letter McLean published an open letter to all his friends in an Instagram post on Saturday, June 27, explaining why he's been distant over the past few weeks. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 The trend prompted moderate Democrats to sign an open letter denouncing socialism in their party. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026 Shortly after, Altman was set to join Microsoft and hundreds of OpenAI employees signed an open letter threatening to quit if he wasn’t reinstated as CEO. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 23 June 2026 Dozens of colleges, including every Ivy League university, have now reinstated a standardized-test mandate, and 1,400 instructors in the University of California system have signed an open letter urging the state to do likewise. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for open letter

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In response, seven former EEOC officials sent Lucas an open letter via electronic mail on March 18, 2025.

— Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Eight years later, AOL introduced its own version of electronic mail services, email addresses, a Windows version and access to the rest of the Internet for its users.

— Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025

Definition of electronic mail

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Older adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and other scams and are often advised to ignore junk mail and calls from telemarketers.

— Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
Display tall vases on the bottom and some art books on top to offset the growing pile of junk mail that’s taking over the entryway.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026

Definition of junk mail

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The grim reality may come to pass, because the memorandum of understanding that Iran and the United States signed last month appears to have unraveled.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Trump and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding in mid-June, which kicked off a 60-day negotiating period toward a final deal to end the conflict.

— Courtney Kube, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Definition of memorandum

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The dispatch Although yet to submit himself to proper media questioning, Andy Burnham, Britain’s incoming — and unelected — prime minister, is fleshing out his policy aims.

— Ian King, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Audio from emergency dispatch calls to an address listed in records as McConnell's longtime Washington, DC, residence on the morning of June 14 indicated that someone at the scene was unconscious.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.

— byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
For example, in several Epistles, the apostle Paul speaks often about the Christian hope in God through Jesus Christ.

— Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026

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From ayahuasca circles and mail-order ketamine lozenges to off-label peptide injections, IV drips and longevity treatments, there’s a seemingly infinite number of ways to look and feel better that people will swear by in this town.

— Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
California law allows cities to tabulate mail-in ballots received as long as seven days after the election, as long as they are postmarked by election day.

— City News Service, Daily News, 8 July 2026

Definition of mail

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Prosecutors argued in a sentencing memo filed last week that Dugan violated her oath as a judge and put both law enforcement and the public at risk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
And just two weeks ago, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a sweeping policy memo doubling down on his warnings that AI will produce labor market disruptions larger and longer-lasting than any previous technological shift.

— Tim Knowles, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Definition of memo

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