the Postal Service
noun
US
: the U.S. government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail
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For those interested, the USPS has launched a live holiday counter, which keeps a real-time update of the millions of pieces the Postal Service is processing during the busy season, currently in the billions.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Amazon has long been the Postal Service’s top customer, the WaPo report said, generating more than $6 billion in annual revenue for the agency in 2025.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Dec. 2025
There’s no business out there that can replace Amazon for the Postal Service.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
But Congress created multiple exceptions to the law, including one for the Postal Service, shielding it from lawsuits over missing or late mail.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Amazon has long been the Postal Service’s top customer, the WaPo report said, generating more than $6 billion in annual revenue for the agency in 2025.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Dec. 2025
There’s no business out there that can replace Amazon for the Postal Service.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
But Congress created multiple exceptions to the law, including one for the Postal Service, shielding it from lawsuits over missing or late mail.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
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“The Postal Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Postal%20Service. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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