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Recent Examples of consul
Russia's Tass news agency earlier said the dead included at least two children, citing the country's consul in Hurghada.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
Rubinstein, the band’s media manager, called contacts in Thailand and learned that the Russian consul in Phuket was likely behind their detention.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The federal prosecutor for the Wyoming Territory reported afterward that local authorities had hoped Frederick Bee, the Chinese consul in San Francisco, would arrange for Chinese testimony, but none materialized.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
In the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire, for example, European and American consuls, missionaries, and merchants were landing on Eastern Mediterranean shores in growing numbers and were founding schools, universities, and their own courts of law.
—Vanessa Ogle, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2015
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Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
Rubinstein, the band’s media manager, called contacts in Thailand and learned that the Russian consul in Phuket was likely behind their detention.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The federal prosecutor for the Wyoming Territory reported afterward that local authorities had hoped Frederick Bee, the Chinese consul in San Francisco, would arrange for Chinese testimony, but none materialized.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
In the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire, for example, European and American consuls, missionaries, and merchants were landing on Eastern Mediterranean shores in growing numbers and were founding schools, universities, and their own courts of law.
—Vanessa Ogle, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
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The law has been interpreted since 1898 to guarantee U.S. citizenship to nearly all individuals born within the country's territory, except for very specific exceptions such as children of diplomats.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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The move broke with longstanding precedent that all babies born in the United States are automatically U.S. citizens, with the exception of the children of diplomats.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 June 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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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on May 26, 2024 deputies responded to the business on the 7100 block of Rancho Mission Drive in the city's suburb of Bellaire, where a couple was staying with their 4-month-old child Brooklyn Fancher.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Two days later, detectives learned the boy was handcuffed on his hands and feet when the dog attacked him, according to deputies.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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As such, the Iranian regime funded, trained and armed its proxies, while at the same time building its military power.—
Dr. Robert G. Rabil,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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Iran's government and its proxies have also killed numerous Americans, including American service members in Iraq and Afghanistan.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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And Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi is in Moscow today to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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Iran's foreign minister said this morning that the U.S. has committed a grave violation of international law and Iran has to respond.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2025
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In May, New York City pro skateboarder and longtime Supreme ambassador Tyshawn Jones, 26, filed a $26 million defamation lawsuit against the brand, claiming that Supreme effectively tried to blacklist him after terminating his sponsorship contract with the brand.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Much of Norway’s Coastal Kitchen’s success is thanks to Hurtigruten’s culinary ambassadors, who collaborate with the onboard chefs to create menus that authentically represent Norway’s culinary culture.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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