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Archbishop Angelo Roncalli had worked to save Jews while serving as nuncio, or ambassador, to Turkey, early in the Second World War, and had spent much of his time there in the company of Orthodox Christians and Muslims.
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Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
After appealing to the papal nuncio and the patriarchate for help organizing an evacuation, a convoy left carrying around 30 residents — mostly families with children — escorted by the Lebanese military.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
After appealing to the papal nuncio and the patriarchate for help organizing an evacuation, a convoy left carrying around 30 residents — mostly families with children — escorted by the Lebanese military.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuncio
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But what worries me a little bit more is that some of the professionals at embassies and consuls are not being told to come home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Mexican consul in Los Angeles, Carlos González Gutiérrez, agreed.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Scientists have played a critical role alongside diplomats in averting a civilization-disrupting nuclear weapons disaster for the past 75 years.—
J. Xavier Prochaska,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The European Union's top diplomat said the 27-nation bloc does not want to be dragged into the conflict with Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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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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The song progresses as the video shows scenes of deputies rummaging through the rapper's possessions, including several coats in a closet and CDs stacked near a stereo.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff’s office sent an evacuation notice to people living in a 2-mile radius and deputies are going door to door to alert people, though many of the homes are vacation homes, agency officials said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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Soon after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, Hezbollah—a paramilitary group and a political party that wields tremendous power in Lebanon, and is an Iranian proxy—struck back, firing missiles at Israel.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Note, however, that some video streaming services, including Hulu, block you from streaming content if you are connected to a VPN or proxy.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
19 Mar. 2026
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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 24 Mar. 2026.
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