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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Trump’s ties to the former D.C. post office dates back to 2012.
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Zach Everson, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Among other films to see is Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy’s SXSW title Dead Mail, in which an ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator to a kidnapped keyboard technician.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Yes, but: Unfortunately, registering to vote requires printing the paperwork and taking a trip to the post office.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
Would Kinney’s legacy amount to nothing more than a mural at the post office?
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Zach Everson, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Among other films to see is Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy’s SXSW title Dead Mail, in which an ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator to a kidnapped keyboard technician.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Yes, but: Unfortunately, registering to vote requires printing the paperwork and taking a trip to the post office.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
Would Kinney’s legacy amount to nothing more than a mural at the post office?
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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