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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Don’t ask me to support the post office any more.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Jenny Macallair with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said a building inspector determined the post office’s public area would not be safe for public services, though the back of the facility may remain open for deliveries.
—Bryna Zumer, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Beginning that day, the stamps can be purchased at post office locations nationwide, in select Ralph Lauren retail stores and online.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
This desk once stood in the Ten Mile post office, where it was used to sort the mail.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Jenny Macallair with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said a building inspector determined the post office’s public area would not be safe for public services, though the back of the facility may remain open for deliveries.
—Bryna Zumer, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Beginning that day, the stamps can be purchased at post office locations nationwide, in select Ralph Lauren retail stores and online.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
This desk once stood in the Ten Mile post office, where it was used to sort the mail.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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