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Recent Examples of consul
For Napoleon, then France’s first consul, 1802 was a critical year.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
Six of the people were Mexican nationals, Raul Garcia, deputy consul at the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia, tells Axios.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
After running a campaign along these lines, Marcus won the race for consul, gaining the most votes of any candidate.
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
Russia's Tass news agency earlier said the dead included at least two children, citing the country's consul in Hurghada.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
Six of the people were Mexican nationals, Raul Garcia, deputy consul at the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia, tells Axios.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
After running a campaign along these lines, Marcus won the race for consul, gaining the most votes of any candidate.
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
Russia's Tass news agency earlier said the dead included at least two children, citing the country's consul in Hurghada.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat earlier this month that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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While the Israelis have reportedly agreed to move troops farther away from key corridors, some question if Israeli diplomats shuttling to Qatar and Egypt for talks actually have the mandate to negotiate.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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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
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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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That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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After appealing to the papal nuncio and the patriarchate for help organizing an evacuation, a convoy left carrying around 30 residents — mostly families with children — escorted by the Lebanese military.—
Zoya Awky,
NBC News,
2 Oct. 2024
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As a deputy cuffed Van Lent in a small, fourth-floor courtroom, his wife, family and colleagues looked on, seated in chairs normally reserved for a jury, some in tears.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
19 July 2025
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The deputies had served 19, 22 and 33 years in the department, Luna said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
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Boosters have been known to act as proxies for coaches, who accept NCAA rules prohibiting them from inducing recruits via compensation.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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Edwards likens the idea of using proxies to political polling — directionally helpful but not precise.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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As Southeast Asian foreign ministers met in Kuala Lumpur on July 10-11, U.S tariff issues hovered over them like a menace.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
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President Trump got the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to the White House June 27 to sign a peace deal to end their 30-year war.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter; media maven Angela Yee; Genesis Dominguez of Honey Beauty NYC; and celebrity stylist and Sally Beauty ambassador Gregory Patterson were among the panel participants.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 July 2025
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President Donald Trump last week named outspoken author and political commentator Adams as the White House's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Malaysia.—
Mandy Leong,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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