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• n  a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
• n  (computer science) a message or message fragment
• n  a small package or bundle
• n  a boat for carrying mail

• He produced a small foil packet of dubious-looking brown granules and instructed me to dissolve them in hot water, and drink the brew three times a day.
• Some Senators expressed outrage over Helms' actions, including New York's Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who threw the document to he ground, stomped on it and deemed it a "packet of .
• And if there ever was a thing that was made by committee, the Internet with its protocols and packet switching is it.

• package
• bundle
• parcel
• mailboat
• mail boat
• packet boat

News & Articles

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• Hanover police officer fired following alleged theft from Kingston tanning salon
  A veteran Hanover police officer has been fired after he allegedly was videotaped taking a packet of tanning lotion from a Kingston salon.        
  June 22, 2013 - Boston Globe
• Mom: Children recruited to make sales
  A concerned mother raised some questions after her young son came home with a packet full of Mary Kay material and promises of free water park passes.
  June 22, 2013 - KPRC Local 2 Houston
• Judge denies bid to make man leave home
  Having substantially less methamphetamine than it would take to fill a sugar packet is not enough reason to put a Mabelvale man out of his home, even temporarily, if it’s not bothering his neighbors, a Pulaski County Circuit judge told Little Rock attorneys who are asking the judge to declare a 1,436-square-foot residence a public nuisance.
  June 21, 2013 - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Quotes

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• Lindsay Tanner in Sydney Morning Herald
  Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said Mr Abbott's remark was like "the fine print on the bottom of the packet saying: 'Use this product, but by the way, it might kill you'".
• Frank Farina in Coffs Coast Independent
  Craig's still only 32. Craig's still got at least three years left in him. Depending on the term, I think it's most important they are happy within the club and are happy with the set up we've got. It's not just about what their pay packet is,...
• Gordon Brown in guardian.co.uk
  Mr Brown said: "While I will go ahead from 6pm tonight with the annual inflation rise on a packet of 20 cigarettes, of 11p, I want us to do more to support the health advice campaign, initiated by the health secretary, with a new incentive to...