the Postal Service

noun

US
: the U.S. government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail

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According to Fetterly, the Postal Service is in contact with election officials, including Scott, about the concerns over delays. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 In 2012, as part of a nationwide cost-cutting move, the Postal Service closed the mail processing centers in Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines and shifted the work sorting Broward’s mail to the Opa-locka center in Miami-Dade County. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 An audit by the Postal Service’s inspector general found that agency staff in these areas sometimes didn’t handle ballots correctly, mainly because instructions weren’t clearly communicated. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026 Mail shipments that are not properly entered within 15 days would be treated as voluntarily abandoned under the proposal, after which the Postal Service could destroy the merchandise or return it to the sender. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Postal Service

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the Postal Service
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“The Postal Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Postal%20Service. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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