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Recent Examples of consul
Pádraig Manning is the vice consul.
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Brian Cahalane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Reforma, Rocha, a Mexican businessman who also serves as a consul of Guatemala in Mexico, is considered by FRG to be an alleged leader of a criminal organization that smuggles fuel in boats through the Usumacinta River and then in trucks to Querétaro, Mexico.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
In the letter Leclerc demanded to enter the port while denying that in sending these troops, part of the largest expedition to ever sail from France, the first consul intended to reinstate slavery.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Brian Cahalane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Reforma, Rocha, a Mexican businessman who also serves as a consul of Guatemala in Mexico, is considered by FRG to be an alleged leader of a criminal organization that smuggles fuel in boats through the Usumacinta River and then in trucks to Querétaro, Mexico.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
In the letter Leclerc demanded to enter the port while denying that in sending these troops, part of the largest expedition to ever sail from France, the first consul intended to reinstate slavery.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
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The facility, with long-term rentals, is popular with diplomats, business people and other international visitors, and is located about 1 mile from the American Embassy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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At Miami International Airport, there is a dedicated lane for World Cup travelers, equivalent to what diplomats have at airports.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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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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If a bishop or a nuncio—one of the Vatican's ambassadors in the country—has an issue, the Pope is very quick to respond.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Dicastery for Bishops organizes such appointments, via the Vatican’s ambassador to the country—the nuncio.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Pritchard, who served as a deputy under multiple Yolo County supervisors and spent decades as a teacher, has the support of the Yolo County Business PAC, which backs pro-business candidates.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Minutes after the news conference ended, Dyer’s deputy chief of staff Heather Fagan approached him, looking pale.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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The other way a company launches a proxy fight again involves appealing directly to shareholders of the target company.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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At the sector level, the investors are looking for AI proxies, notably among clean energy providers that can help meet the technology’s ravenous demand for power.—
Lauren Chomiuk,
Fortune,
7 Dec. 2025
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The Iranian foreign minister issued a statement saying that attacks or threats would not go unanswered.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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In his weekly press briefing in Islamabad, Andarabi dismissed claims of intelligence sharing during the Pakistani foreign minister's recent visit to Washington.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The big buy comes as Carlos is working as an ambassador for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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The award, which is France’s highest military and civil honor, was bestowed upon him by Jean-Claude Poimboeuf, the French ambassador to Thailand.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 June 2026
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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