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post office

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


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The once thriving village included a chapel, a church, a shop, a pub, a school, a library, a post office and terraced houses.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

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 new government did what it could to make communications more efficient, like establishing a reliable post office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

There are no cash registers, but a mile away, in the neighboring village, there's a butcher, a baker, a post office, a hardware store, and a small grocery.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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