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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Banks and post offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day, however most major restaurant, grocery and retail store chains will remain open on the holiday.
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
All post office locations will be closed for the federal holiday.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024
July 4 is, of course, a federal holiday, so banks, post offices and non-essential government offices will be closed.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 30 June 2024
In 2020, the Postal Service implemented several changes, which included cutting overtime and limiting post office hours, that workers said were causing massive delivery delays, according to published reports.
—Kelly Yamanouchi The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), arkansasonline.com, 20 June 2024
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
All post office locations will be closed for the federal holiday.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024
July 4 is, of course, a federal holiday, so banks, post offices and non-essential government offices will be closed.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 30 June 2024
In 2020, the Postal Service implemented several changes, which included cutting overtime and limiting post office hours, that workers said were causing massive delivery delays, according to published reports.
—Kelly Yamanouchi The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), arkansasonline.com, 20 June 2024
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 8 Jul. 2024.
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