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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

Seema Misra who ran a post office in West Byfleet, Surrey, was wrongly sent to prison while pregnant during the IT scandal.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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

Anyone dropping off their ballot at a post office on election day should get it postmarked at the counter, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

They came not only from the War Department, but also from the Navy, the State Department, the Justice Department, and even the post office.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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