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Recent Examples of legation
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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
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
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.
—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
Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
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
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legation
Noun
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The men, both dual Chinese and British nationals, had denied the accusations, while the Chinese embassy in London has accused Britain of fabricating the charges against them.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Franklin Nossiter of the International Crisis Group told Semafor that JNIM is unlikely to directly target the US embassy in Bamako.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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What began as a scouting mission ahead of the 2027 Women’s World Cup evolved into something much bigger.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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SpaceX has flown all but five of those with NASA’s Space Launch System on the Artemis II mission, a Blue Origin New Glenn mission and three flights from United Launch Alliance making up the rest.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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“Legation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legation. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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