post office
noun
1
: a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail
2
: a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area
3
: a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress may exact a kiss from one of the opposite sex as payment for the pretended delivery of a letter
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Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on Juneteenth?
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 June 2026
One option is to visit a post office.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
As Charlotte residents commemorate the end of slavery in the United States on Friday, June 19, local banks, post offices, recreation centers and government offices will be closed.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
The fire destroyed the post office lobby, which remains unusable, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 June 2026
One option is to visit a post office.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
As Charlotte residents commemorate the end of slavery in the United States on Friday, June 19, local banks, post offices, recreation centers and government offices will be closed.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
The fire destroyed the post office lobby, which remains unusable, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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