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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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While the final details were still being negotiated, the embassy said the partnership will focus on key technologies, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, telecommunications, and quantum computing.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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North Korea's embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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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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“Legation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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