the Postal Service
noun
US
: the U.S. government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail
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The bill states that, if passed into law, the Postal Service has up to 270 days to give Northlake its own ZIP code.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
The Governors greatly appreciate his enduring leadership and his tireless efforts to modernize the Postal Service and reverse decades of neglect.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Last year’s Outside Lands featured sets from the Killers, the Postal Service, and Grace Jones, among others.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump in 2020 opposed funding for the Postal Service as part of a stimulus package, suggesting the money was so the organization could take in mail ballots.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
The Governors greatly appreciate his enduring leadership and his tireless efforts to modernize the Postal Service and reverse decades of neglect.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Last year’s Outside Lands featured sets from the Killers, the Postal Service, and Grace Jones, among others.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump in 2020 opposed funding for the Postal Service as part of a stimulus package, suggesting the money was so the organization could take in mail ballots.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
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“The Postal Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Postal%20Service. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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