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embassy

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as in legation

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Recent Examples of embassy Photos from the scene hours after the attack show heavily armed police officers standing at the entrance of the embassy. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar also intervened and, according to a ministry spokesperson, asked the Israeli embassy in Norway to prevent the sale, reports the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA). — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The Sultanate of Oman owns a number of London residences, including Nuffield Lodge, 35 Upper Brook Street, and the embassy at 167 Queen’s Gate. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026 The embassy had suspended operations in 2015 but local staff still provided security and basic maintenance of the facility. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 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
King Gojong, seeking to maintain Korean sovereignty, had fled to the Russian legation in Seoul in February 1896 following the assassination of Queen Min by Japanese agents the previous year.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026

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The technology could be particularly useful in situations where drones operate frequently or perform missions with limited time for detailed manual checks.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The recovery mission, involving remote, unexplored terrain, a helicopter at extremely high altitude, and the constant threat of more avalanches from above, was as dangerous, perhaps, as anything these men had ever attempted.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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