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Recent Examples of legation
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.
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Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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
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
Perle not only greeted them but invited them to dinner that night with the legation's employees.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The Harrison administration in turn removed the US legation from Rome.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2021
Handwritten letters in neat cursive from officials in the Chinese legation to Thomas Bayard, the Secretary of State, read like a diary of violence.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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
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
Perle not only greeted them but invited them to dinner that night with the legation's employees.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The Harrison administration in turn removed the US legation from Rome.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2021
Handwritten letters in neat cursive from officials in the Chinese legation to Thomas Bayard, the Secretary of State, read like a diary of violence.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legation
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In Athens, Greece yesterday, people waved Iranian, Lebanese and Palestinian flags at a demonstration in front of the US embassy.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Russian embassy in Prague has asked the Czech authorities to boost security of Russian institutions and its employees in the country.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The mission of the nonprofit is to use the power of basketball and the influence of the Sixers to inspire future generations.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Further Artemis missions slated to build the Gateway space station in the moon's orbit and establish a permanent lunar colony.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Legation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legation. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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