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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The post office was selling SIM cards so soldiers could call home.
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The first post office west of the Alleghenies and a replica of Danville’s frontier jail are also located here.
—Kathy Witt, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2024
Becoming a business But after World War II, the volume of mail doubled, the post office began facing deficits, and in 1970, Congress turned the government-run post office into the Postal Service, which, the Smithsonian noted, was intended to run as a government-business hybrid.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2024
Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on July 4th?
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The first post office west of the Alleghenies and a replica of Danville’s frontier jail are also located here.
—Kathy Witt, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2024
Becoming a business But after World War II, the volume of mail doubled, the post office began facing deficits, and in 1970, Congress turned the government-run post office into the Postal Service, which, the Smithsonian noted, was intended to run as a government-business hybrid.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2024
Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on July 4th?
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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