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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Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on Memorial Day?
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Postage became a serious headache: Akasha was afraid that a single person buying too many priority stamps from a single post office would raise suspicions.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
How to Buy the 2025 Anniversary Stamps All 2025 commemorative designs, including the Armed Forces and battlefields stamps, are available for purchase online, by phone, mail, or at post office locations.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The former employees who worked at a post office at 3115 North 51st Street in Kansas City, Kansas, are accused of stealing Amazon return packages, mail, and other valuable items for personal use between early 2023 and mid-October 2023, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Postage became a serious headache: Akasha was afraid that a single person buying too many priority stamps from a single post office would raise suspicions.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
How to Buy the 2025 Anniversary Stamps All 2025 commemorative designs, including the Armed Forces and battlefields stamps, are available for purchase online, by phone, mail, or at post office locations.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The former employees who worked at a post office at 3115 North 51st Street in Kansas City, Kansas, are accused of stealing Amazon return packages, mail, and other valuable items for personal use between early 2023 and mid-October 2023, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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