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Recent Examples of consul
On June 19, Bulloch, the Confederate agent responsible for the Shenandoah’s commission as a raider, sent an urgent letter to Waddell via the British consul to inform him of bad news from home.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
More recently came claims that the red and white shirts were actually from Sunderland — due to the influence of William Dyer, whose businessman father was Bilbao’s British consul, and who won a 1904 Copa del Rey medal with Athletic.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 19 May 2025
But Fei-hung gets his revenge and saves the day in a literal fiery showdown against the consul's chief enforcer, John (taekwondo master Ken Lo).
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
Her father was a consul; her brother, Clodius Pulcher, was a powerful demagogue and the archenemy of Cicero.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
More recently came claims that the red and white shirts were actually from Sunderland — due to the influence of William Dyer, whose businessman father was Bilbao’s British consul, and who won a 1904 Copa del Rey medal with Athletic.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 19 May 2025
But Fei-hung gets his revenge and saves the day in a literal fiery showdown against the consul's chief enforcer, John (taekwondo master Ken Lo).
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
Her father was a consul; her brother, Clodius Pulcher, was a powerful demagogue and the archenemy of Cicero.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
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Through this tumult, three myths pervade the global energy market, misleading everyone—from diplomats and military strategists, to economists and tech titans, to CEOs and consumers—about the state of global dependence on Russian energy supply.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her father was a career diplomat for 25 years, whose profession took him to Brussels, Paris and Rome.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 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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Archbishop Angelo Roncalli had worked to save Jews while serving as nuncio, or ambassador, to Turkey, early in the Second World War, and had spent much of his time there in the company of Orthodox Christians and Muslims.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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The couple reportedly returned to the campsite as an ambulance was taking their children away to a local hospital to receive medical care, and deputies at the scene arrested them there, according to WKRC.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The deputy marshal was in stable condition, according to the agency.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Colorado Law professor Ann Lipton said that many institutional investors rely on research from the proxy advisors rather than their vote recommendations.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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But too hard of a line could backfire by driving up the highly visible cost of gasoline, which many Americans view as a proxy for the cost of living.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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In September, four former DPP staffers were jailed for espionage, including a former aide to President Lai, and a senior staffer to Joseph Wu, then foreign minister and now the head of the NSC.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In comments on Wednesday, Russia’s deputy foreign minister mentioned the New START treaty, an agreement that came into force in 2011, in which the US and Russia pledged to limit their arsenals of nuclear arms.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bieber’s close friend Kendall Jenner has been open about her own struggles with acne—recently, becoming an ambassador for Therabody’s new LED mask, the TheraFace Mask Glo.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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Prior to Saturday’s game, the Jonas Brothers — who serve as Stand Up To Cancer ambassadors — shared their gratitude for being part of the event.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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