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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Guests stay at Parkfield Lodge, 2.5 miles from V6, where accommodations consist of a converted water tower, post office, individual lodge rooms, and a cowboy cabin that can accommodate up to four people.
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Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
With time, Dewan’s father eventually went back to school, got a solid state job, and worked at the post office and a hospital.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 May 2025
The post office is still the social hub of Marshall, a stoic but impoverished place.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The stamps are now available for purchase nationwide both in post offices and online.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
With time, Dewan’s father eventually went back to school, got a solid state job, and worked at the post office and a hospital.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 May 2025
The post office is still the social hub of Marshall, a stoic but impoverished place.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The stamps are now available for purchase nationwide both in post offices and online.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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