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Recent Examples of nuncio
His decision to appeal prompted Bruckner, who works as a ministry assistant at a Colorado nondenominational church, to ask Pierre, the apostolic nuncio, to review the court record.
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Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Nunn’s daughter, Krista Bruckner, wrote in February to the Vatican’s U.S. nuncio or ambassador, Cardinal Christophe Pierre.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Ukraine has passed messages and lists of names to the papal nuncio in Kyiv, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, who forwards them via the Holy See to the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow, according to a Ukrainian official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
—Isobel Koshiw, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
Ortega kicked out the papal nuncio, the Vatican's top diplomat in March.
—Megan Janetsky, ajc, 13 Feb. 2023
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Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Nunn’s daughter, Krista Bruckner, wrote in February to the Vatican’s U.S. nuncio or ambassador, Cardinal Christophe Pierre.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Ukraine has passed messages and lists of names to the papal nuncio in Kyiv, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, who forwards them via the Holy See to the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow, according to a Ukrainian official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
—Isobel Koshiw, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
Ortega kicked out the papal nuncio, the Vatican's top diplomat in March.
—Megan Janetsky, ajc, 13 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuncio
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Titus, Roman emperor from AD 79 to 81, sent two consuls to the Campanian region where Pompeii is located after the eruption to provide aid, assess the city and reallocate the property of those who had died in the eruption with no surviving heirs, Zuchtriegel said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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More recently came claims that the red and white shirts were actually from Sunderland — due to the influence of William Dyer, whose businessman father was Bilbao’s British consul, and who won a 1904 Copa del Rey medal with Athletic.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Officials from both countries were expected to hold the one-on-one meeting followed by delegation talks and a joint press conference, with U.S. and allied diplomats monitoring whether the Alaska summit produced a cease-fire framework or specific commitments on sanctions and territorial issues.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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No longer encumbered by the demands put on the country's top diplomat, Kuleba has been speaking frankly on Kyiv's situation and outlook since departing his former role.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin’s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens – plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals.—
Peter Bridges,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Jan. 2022
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The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved.—
Anne Thériault,
Longreads,
14 May 2021
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When the deputy approached the car, a strong odor of cannabis wafted from inside.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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As the girl turned to walk away, the deputy then tried to grab her hair, Muir said.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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That number excludes exports, imports, and inventory changes and is a good proxy for the overall growth rate of the economy.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Third, many computer pricing algorithms look at your location, since location is a good proxy for income.—
Jay L. Zagorsky,
The Conversation,
31 July 2025
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However, papal legates—diplomatic representatives—continue their external functions.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries.—
Crawford Gribben,
WSJ,
29 Apr. 2022
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“Nuncio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuncio. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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