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 recordings showed Burke welcoming the post office developer, Harry Skydell, and his son at one City Hall meeting, then sliding two Klafter & Burke business cards toward them.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Packages bound to that address would pass through Dozier’s post office for scanning before being shipped to the auction house’s PO box at another Clifton post office.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
In Chengdu, Hua Hua’s face is everywhere – in souvenir shops, cafes, post offices and on billboards.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Will mail be delivered? U.S. Postal Service post offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, and mail will not be delivered on the day, the USPS told USA TODAY.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Packages bound to that address would pass through Dozier’s post office for scanning before being shipped to the auction house’s PO box at another Clifton post office.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
In Chengdu, Hua Hua’s face is everywhere – in souvenir shops, cafes, post offices and on billboards.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Will mail be delivered? U.S. Postal Service post offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, and mail will not be delivered on the day, the USPS told USA TODAY.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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