postal service
nounDefinition of postal service
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Two months earlier, emperor scorpions and giant African millipedes from Tanzania had escaped from a package addressed to Lapkiewicz on a postal service delivery truck. — Jani Actman, National Geographic, "Bug smuggling is big business," 5 Sep. 2019 Several people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Death toll in West Texas shooting rampage rises to 7," 1 Sep. 2019 The postal service inspector reportedly said Forrest provided moving company receipts as well as statements for storage units and moving furniture. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "Feds seize $8,000 mailed by ex-Kentucky football player. Now he wants his cash back," 24 July 2019 As shopping through the mail becomes more common, companies and postal services are experimenting with ditching single-use cardboard containers altogether. — Lydia Depillis, CNN, "Amazon's incredible, vanishing cardboard box," 16 July 2019 The postal service has delivered hundreds of thousands of the bear’s many letters and occasional jars of honey to his own ZIP code: 20252. — Wendy Melillo, The Conversation, "Smokey (the) Bear is still keeping his watchful eye on America’s forests after 75 years on the job," 19 July 2019 Prosecutors said the scam cost the postal service at least $20,000. — Sabrina Schnur, BostonGlobe.com, "New Bedford postal worker allegedly sold $20,000 in money orders and stamps and pocketed the cash," 27 June 2019 The industry is already suffering financially after the postal service increased the price to send first-class mail in Jan. 2019. — Maia Anderson, Cincinnati.com, "Trump tariffs threaten Mason greeting card company," 19 June 2019 The postal service would charge a fee to the state for each ballot mailed back to elections officials using the envelope. — oregonlive.com, "Pre-paid Oregon ballots one step closer to becoming law," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'postal service.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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