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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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Firefighters and crews from the Milwaukee Hazmat Regional Response Team were seen walking out of the post office about 1 p.m. Crews were dressed in white protective jumpsuits, masks and carrying tanks on their backs.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Last week, a mailbox outside a Phoenix post office was set on fire, damaging an unknown number of ballots.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
The 32-year-old has also funded a series of infrastructure projects, including the construction of a gas station and a post office, as well as the implementation of 4G mobile coverage.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Firefighters and crews from the Milwaukee Hazmat Regional Response Team were seen walking out of the post office about 1 p.m. Crews were dressed in white protective jumpsuits, masks and carrying tanks on their backs.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Last week, a mailbox outside a Phoenix post office was set on fire, damaging an unknown number of ballots.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
The 32-year-old has also funded a series of infrastructure projects, including the construction of a gas station and a post office, as well as the implementation of 4G mobile coverage.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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