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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His mother works for the post office.
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Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The town hall and post office have yet to reopen.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
The rollout of the app comes as the USPS embarks on a major modernization program of its post office lobbies nationwide.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
As a result, post offices are not impacted by the annual federal budget process affected by a shutdown.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The town hall and post office have yet to reopen.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
The rollout of the app comes as the USPS embarks on a major modernization program of its post office lobbies nationwide.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
As a result, post offices are not impacted by the annual federal budget process affected by a shutdown.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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