attaché

Definition of attachénext

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Noun
  • Wayne picks Gregory up at a motel, in Mobile, Alabama, and hands him a briefcase containing, among other things, a gun.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone has the late-night parking garage and the briefcase full of cash in their pocket.
    Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Patrolling in pairs and marked by their black patent leather tricorn hats, the Guardia Civil sometimes forced refugees back into France but more often threw them into spartan jails until the British or the American consul sent for them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Barclay, a family law attorney by trade and the consul of Jamaica in Chicago, cast himself as a supporter of development near public transit, pointing out vacant lots that abutted the train’s route.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But in Vienna, Pollak kept a mistress, and Milena had to take a job porting valises at the train station just to make ends meet.
    Christine Estima September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That a kindly bellhop from The Balmoral, our hotel adjacent to the station, loaded our valises off a trolley cart did little to rein in these trappings.
    Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
Noun
  • Saudi diplomats had notified US lawmakers in August of a breakdown in political channels with the Houthis and the rebels’ plans to escalate against the kingdom, and sought Washington’s backing to push back, the source said.
    Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That is a reference to an international treaty that governs the conduct of diplomats.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • So will Mother Nature and your wallet, with zero emissions and zero fuel costs.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In July 2026, for example, average airfares were nearly 26% more expensive than in July 2025, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics—a significant hit to travelers’ wallets.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Viktor Orbán, who is not related to the foreign minister, was an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who repeatedly delayed or blocked EU sanctions on Russia and pursued energy deals with Russia.
    Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The incident was quickly denounced as a war crime by many governments, but Russia’s foreign minister claimed the strike was justified, due to the presence of soldiers.
    Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Indianapolis’ prevailing portmanteau is back in circulation as downtown’s annual hip-hop festival returns.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The name Phia is a portmanteau of the founders’ names Phoebe and Sophia.
    Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin’s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens – plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals.
    Peter Bridges, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved.
    Anne Thériault, Longreads, 14 May 2021
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“Attaché.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attach%C3%A9. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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