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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dead letter" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to something that is no longer in effect, relevant, or applicable, often in a legal or formal context.
Example: "The proposed legislation became a dead letter after it failed to gain enough support in the Senate."
Alternatives: "no longer valid" or "obsolete document".
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It became a dead letter in January.
Democracy becomes a dead letter.
It is not a dead letter.
The latter turned out to be a dead letter.
First, the majority's opinion renders Janus a dead letter.
Schengen is close to being a dead letter.
And, in many places, enforcement is almost a dead letter.
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9 P.M. (Fox) BONES The team investigates human remains found at a dead-letter office.
The Postman, Costner's three-hour post-apocalyptic folly, turned out to be a dead-letter movie.
Or if they did, it ended up in a dead-letter office.
It's basically a dead-letter box on an iphone.
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