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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The events are often held at post offices, recreation centers, or libraries.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Addresses listed by the company are those of post offices.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 28 May 2024
On April 4, 2023, crew members allegedly stole mail from an Upland post office via an open back door, according to court documents.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Baltimore Recycling Center, which gave a post office box in Westminster as its address, and Halp Development Corp. of Owings Mills made the maximum contribution to both Scott and Dixon during the previous reporting cycle.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2024
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Addresses listed by the company are those of post offices.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 28 May 2024
On April 4, 2023, crew members allegedly stole mail from an Upland post office via an open back door, according to court documents.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Baltimore Recycling Center, which gave a post office box in Westminster as its address, and Halp Development Corp. of Owings Mills made the maximum contribution to both Scott and Dixon during the previous reporting cycle.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2024
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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