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United States Postal Service

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noun

  1. an independent federal agency created in 1971 to replace the Post Office Department as the division of the federal government responsible for postal services. USPS


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“For nearly a century, the United States Postal Service has arbitrarily blocked handguns from being mailed.”

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

Many life insurance companies use PO boxes — and as I learned the hard way, you can only send mail to PO boxes via the United States Postal Service.

From Salon Mar. 24, 2026

Federal Reserve banks and United States Postal Service locations will be closed.

From Barron's Jan. 19, 2026

However, the United States Postal Service said it never received the parcel.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2025

Clarence and Clement, the beefy twins who headed up security for the Lemoncello Library, marched into the Rotunda Reading Room flanked by six robotic carts loaded down with United States Postal Service mail bins.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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