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Recent Examples of embassy
Bolsonaro is under house arrest, surrounded by guards to prevent him from fleeing to a foreign embassy to request asylum.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
The Australian embassy in Washington declined to comment.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Lee said the ministry is dispatching diplomats from its embassy in Washington and consulate in Atlanta to the site, and planning to form an on-site response team.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The policy, issued in an Aug. 18 cable from the State Department to all U.S. embassies and consulates, temporarily suspends visas for medical treatment, university studies, visits to friends or relatives, and business, according to the Times.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
The Australian embassy in Washington declined to comment.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Lee said the ministry is dispatching diplomats from its embassy in Washington and consulate in Atlanta to the site, and planning to form an on-site response team.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The policy, issued in an Aug. 18 cable from the State Department to all U.S. embassies and consulates, temporarily suspends visas for medical treatment, university studies, visits to friends or relatives, and business, according to the Times.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embassy
Noun
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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
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But after about a month, his typing skills landed him a job as a typist at the American legation in Stockholm, DiGeorge said.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What began as a chance to build a sales team and achieve financial independence turned into a mission to serve working families.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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On that June mission, all passengers on board the flotilla were detained off the coast, taken to Israel and later deported.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Embassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embassy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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