the Postal Service

noun

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

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Of the successful deliveries, 80% were handled by the Postal Service, which shouldn’t have carried any of them, the study found. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 Jamison also footed the blame on the Postal Service. —

Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Oct. 2024 Still, many election officials suspect there are structural issues in the Postal Service’s system that are driving ballot delivery issues. —

Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024 Duncan, however, said the Postal Service was still running in Buncombe County, and that residents with absentee ballots were being asked to mail them to her office. —

Laura Romero, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Postal Service

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