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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This hotel is proposed for the current retail strip, or pink plaza and post office, along Northeast Second Street directly south of Mizner Park.
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Forms can also be found at Austin-area public libraries and post offices as well as at Texas Department of Public Safety offices and Texas Department of Health and Human Services offices.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
The owner registered it in February 2001 and is still anonymous; the site is linked to a post office box in the Grand Caymans.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The other shopping centers around town, the civic center and the post office were all made possible through RDA funds.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Forms can also be found at Austin-area public libraries and post offices as well as at Texas Department of Public Safety offices and Texas Department of Health and Human Services offices.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
The owner registered it in February 2001 and is still anonymous; the site is linked to a post office box in the Grand Caymans.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The other shopping centers around town, the civic center and the post office were all made possible through RDA funds.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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