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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This year, the inauguration will take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, meaning banks, post offices, the New York Stock Exchange and other employers that close on federal holidays will likely be shuttered.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
All post offices will be closed, with regular mail suspended, according to the United States Postal Service.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Will mail be delivered? All U.S. Postal Service post offices will be closed and mail will not be delivered on Jan. 9, the USPS confirmed to USA TODAY Tuesday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The day of mourning means post offices will be closed, as well as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
All post offices will be closed, with regular mail suspended, according to the United States Postal Service.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Will mail be delivered? All U.S. Postal Service post offices will be closed and mail will not be delivered on Jan. 9, the USPS confirmed to USA TODAY Tuesday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The day of mourning means post offices will be closed, as well as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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