postmaster

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Recent Examples of postmaster Following his death, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib sent a letter to the postmaster, seeking answers. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 May 2026 As first postmaster of Philadelphia and then of all of the colonies, Franklin provided some newspapers with reduced postage for circulation in the colonies. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 This helps the postmaster easily determine where to deliver your mail. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2026 The owner’s name was Sidney Steele and his grandfather was Ashbel Steele, one of the first permanent settlers in River Forest, who served as the coroner, sheriff and postmaster. — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for postmaster
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  1. postmistress
  2. messenger
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  • The postmistress, Christine Moss, is Jim and Jessie’s niece-in-law, and lives in the house next to the post office with her fisherman husband, Howard.
    — Robert Finch June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
  • In late 1902, the town of Indianola, Mississippi, attempted to drive out Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the state.
    — Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
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  • The messenger planet will also make an opposition to powerhouse Pluto, suggesting that a significant partnership could potentially challenge your point of view, or plans for the future.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In the space of a week, a flaw in a leading bitcoin hardware wallet left users’ funds vulnerable and Russia moved against the founder of a messenger marketed on privacy.
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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