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post office

[pohst aw-fis, of-is] / ˈpoʊst ˌɔ fɪs, ˌɒf ɪs /


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Patients who had signed off on the two-drug treatment but whose pills hadn’t yet reached the post office had to be recontacted to consent to receiving misoprostol alone and reeducated on how to use it.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

She said cheques were still "used a great deal" and she still processed them regularly, but the change in January had reduced "the facilities available to customers by taking away the post office element".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The business exploded racking up millions of customers as it jettisoned the post office to an internet-based business.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“I noticed you cashed the check 10 days after the wedding. It’s a shame you didn’t run as fast to the post office to send a thank-you note as you did to the bank.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

On one side of the street there was Yount’s General—a combination general store and post office.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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