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Recent Examples of embassy
The Libyan embassy in Washington, D.C. did not respond to request for comment, but a Libyan official denied that the matter was discussed when approached by CNN last week.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 7 May 2025
Whitehead ordered the administration within the next seven days to instruct agency offices and staff, including U.S. embassies, to resume processing the cases of refugees who are protected by the court order.
—Gene Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
The embassy said the threat didn't specifically appear to target U.S. citizens.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
And amid a federal hiring freeze, tests for the Foreign Service — men and women who staff U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, often for their entire professional lives — were put on hold.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 7 May 2025
Whitehead ordered the administration within the next seven days to instruct agency offices and staff, including U.S. embassies, to resume processing the cases of refugees who are protected by the court order.
—Gene Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
The embassy said the threat didn't specifically appear to target U.S. citizens.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
And amid a federal hiring freeze, tests for the Foreign Service — men and women who staff U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, often for their entire professional lives — were put on hold.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embassy
Noun
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Perle not only greeted them but invited them to dinner that night with the legation's employees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Japanese government promptly purchased more than 100 copies of Yardley’s book, sending it to embassies and legations to encourage them to strengthen their codes.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Christopher McQuarrie has helmed the last four sequels and gets Cruise’s actual mission: Come as close as possible to killing me onscreen.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Minority-serving institutions Minority-serving institutions have a mission to serve certain student populations.—
Amy Li,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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“Embassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embassy. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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