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Also unclear is why Missouri residents were assigned Iowa and Arkansas postal addresses in the first place. — Jim Salter, The Seattle Times, "Quirk resolved: Border Missourians get Missouri addresses," 25 Sep. 2018 Some 300 police would arrive at the newsroom in the next hours — everyone from FBI agents and postal inspectors to the local Anne Arundel County Police. — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, "In Capital Gazette shooting, police find themselves helping reporters they know well," 29 June 2018 And then there’s Urban Art Gallery, the five-year-old brainchild of Morris, a postal carrier, real estate investor, and art lover. — Valerie Russ, Philly.com, "Part safe space, part beacon, West Philly's Urban Art Gallery 'bridges the gap between violence and peace'," 11 July 2018 On Sunday, officials in Miami-Dade County received 266 ballots that were found at a postal facility. — Andrew Duehren, WSJ, "Florida Recounts Begin as Both Sides Dig In for Fight," 11 Nov. 2018 For Wish, the threat of postal rate hikes sound like a big problem for now — even if the rhetoric turns out later to have just been a negotiating tactic. — Jason Del Rey, Recode, "Trump’s latest China threat could crush the $8 billion Amazon competitor Wish. Here’s its plan to fight back.," 18 Oct. 2018 The development highlights the tight controls Israel maintains over many aspects — even the mundane like postal delivery — of Palestinian life. — Fox News, "Palestinians sort through 8 years of mail held by Israel," 19 Aug. 2018 Most colleges no longer use postal mail to communicate with students about financial matters. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, WSJ, "The Key to Avoiding Financial Surprises on the First Day of College," 5 Aug. 2018 But Japan's postal savings system also serves as a cautionary tale. — David Lazarus, latimes.com, "Post offices that are also banks? Genius idea. But don't hold your breath," 1 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'postal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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