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post office

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


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This was in the mailbox on election day, the post office picked it up and had it.’

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Great Redwood Trail would follow the railroad tracks that parallel Loleta’s small Main Street, passing between a public park and a string of local shops, a post office, and a church.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

In Swannanoa, an unincorporated town of about 5,000 people 10 miles east of downtown, Helene closed the post office and the only supermarket, and neither has reopened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Postal Service will not deliver mail on Monday, and all post office locations will be closed.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

And I thought of the package in the post office.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff


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