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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Federal offices, post offices, and stock markets will be closed for the observance.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
The large mural went up in the town’s new post office shortly after the building was constructed in 1939 and still stands there off Main Street today.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Richard Tillman pleaded guilty to setting fire to a San Jose post office in July of 2025, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Following the post office fire last year, Kevin Tillman released a statement.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
The large mural went up in the town’s new post office shortly after the building was constructed in 1939 and still stands there off Main Street today.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Richard Tillman pleaded guilty to setting fire to a San Jose post office in July of 2025, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Following the post office fire last year, Kevin Tillman released a statement.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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