the Post Office

noun

: the government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail

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Breakfast’s coverage of the Post Office scandal is evidence of this and earned the show its first-ever BAFTA TV Awards nomination last month. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025 Netflix hit series Baby Reindeer leads the nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards and the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, unveiled on Thursday, with eight, followed by Disney+ series Rivals, Apple TV+ hit Slow Horses and ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office with six nods each. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025 To come up with the list, the Post Office looked at 47 popular travel destinations around the world, comparing currency strength and the cost of eight tourist essentials—from dinner and drinks to sunscreen and insect repellent—and then ranked the spots that offer the best value. Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Both President Donald Trump and Musk have recently floated ideas to reshape the beloved institution, such as privatizing the Post Office or folding it into the Commerce Department. Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Post Office

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“The Post Office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Post%20Office. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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