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embassy

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as in legation

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Recent Examples of embassy The British embassy, the Spanish Government in the Canary Islands, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Civil Guard did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for further comment on April 13. —

Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026 Washington, in turn, was desperate to avoid a humiliation evoking memories of the botched US attempt to rescue 53 embassy staff held hostage by Iran in 1980. —

The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 Apr. 2026 Washington also authorized the departure of non-emergency embassy staff and their families from Abuja, pointing to a deteriorating security environment. —

semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026 Iran’s embassy in Kenya has made a handful of references to Trump’s links to Epstein from its official government account. —

Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for embassy

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Her husband, King Gojong, subsequently sought refuge in the Russian legation and later proclaimed the Great Korean (Dae Han) Empire in 1897 in a symbolic assertion of sovereignty that failed to halt Japan’s advance.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.

— Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025