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priority mail

American  

noun

  1. (in the U.S. Postal Service) mail consisting of merchandise weighing more than 12 ounces sent at first-class rates.


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Keep daily priority mail, but deliver everything else three days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

Cardiff Council said replacement voting packs would be hand-delivered to the remaining affected households on Tuesday, with a small number reissued by priority mail.

From BBC May 5, 2026

The delivery time for priority mail express, a service that allows customers to ship packages up to 70 pounds to any state, will now take between one and three days.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2025

On May 4, she sent in a new one via priority mail.

From Seattle Times Jul. 2, 2023

Postal Inspection Service said the packages weren’t a threat and said they were flat-rate, priority mail envelopes.

From Washington Times Nov. 21, 2014

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