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Recent Examples of embassy
India’s embassy said the person killed was an Indian national.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Rubio noted that the United States now has a functioning embassy in Venezuela and that direct flights between the two countries have resumed for the first time in years.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Neither the Israeli embassy in Washington nor the White House were immediately available for comment.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Iran and Hezbollah defied the order and the ambassador refused to leave the embassy in Beirut.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Rubio noted that the United States now has a functioning embassy in Venezuela and that direct flights between the two countries have resumed for the first time in years.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Neither the Israeli embassy in Washington nor the White House were immediately available for comment.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Iran and Hezbollah defied the order and the ambassador refused to leave the embassy in Beirut.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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
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King Gojong fled to the Russian legation in Seoul in February 1896, governing from foreign soil, a national humiliation that underscored Korea's loss of sovereignty.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The optional add-on service will not guarantee visa approvals, and the State Department will name which missions offer it before launch, with any extension hinging on traveler demand.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The military had to blow up two of its own special operations aircraft on the ground in Iran during the covert mission, which involved hundreds of American military and intelligence personnel, including special operations forces.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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“Embassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embassy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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