the Post Office

noun

: the government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail

Examples of the Post Office in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And the Post Office suite was once the town’s post office. Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024 In total, Hamilton was falsely accused by the Post Office of stealing £36,000. Scott Bryan, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024 According to the Post Office, just $59.05 a day is needed for essential tourist purchases. Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024 Bakke grew up in a white middle-class family — his father worked for the Post Office, and his mother taught school. Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 But the Post Office is closed for the holiday and the 14th is a Sunday, when the Post Office is also closed. The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024 As Patterson told Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday, Fujitsu provided data to the Post Office to support the wrongful prosecutions. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2024 What is the Post Office scandal involving Horizon IT? Japanese tech company Fujitsu Services developed and began operating the Horizon IT financial software services for the Post Office in 1999. TIME, 6 Jan. 2024 Originally known as the Post Office Tower, the building was designed to relay microwave signals carrying telecommunications from London around the country. Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024

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“The Post Office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Post%20Office. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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