the Postal Service
noun
US
: the U.S. government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail
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Because of that ruling, the lawsuit claims, the Postal Service’s rules about rural mail delivery may no longer apply to rural residents like Klein.
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
In addition to its losses last year, the Postal Service has roughly $80 billion in liabilities, according to the Washington Post.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
In anticipation of the holiday rush this year, the Postal Service hired 7,500 seasonal employees to help.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2024
Then, one day in 2017, the Postal Service stopped doing both of those things.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
In addition to its losses last year, the Postal Service has roughly $80 billion in liabilities, according to the Washington Post.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
In anticipation of the holiday rush this year, the Postal Service hired 7,500 seasonal employees to help.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2024
Then, one day in 2017, the Postal Service stopped doing both of those things.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
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“The Postal Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Postal%20Service. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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