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Recent Examples of nuncio
Nunn’s daughter, Krista Bruckner, wrote in February to the Vatican’s U.S. nuncio or ambassador, Cardinal Christophe Pierre.
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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
In 2016, Pope Francis appointed Russell as apostolic nuncio to Turkey and Turkmenistan, and gave him that same year the title of archbishop.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022
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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
In 2016, Pope Francis appointed Russell as apostolic nuncio to Turkey and Turkmenistan, and gave him that same year the title of archbishop.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuncio
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At least America’s Emperor of Chaos has not made his horse a consul.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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For Napoleon, then France’s first consul, 1802 was a critical year.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Marco Rubio is the most powerful American diplomat since Kissinger.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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Commander Lawrence welcomes diplomats to New Bethlehem.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 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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Kidman’s words resonated in a room that included Jeremy Strong, Julianne Moore, Kering deputy CEO Francesca Bellettini and Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello in the audience.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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The 16-year-old driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, deputies said.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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According to the shoe retailer’s proxy, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, Dillon received $12.5 million in total compensation, which included an annual base salary of $1.4 million, $11.0 million in stock awards and $69,777 in other compensation.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
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The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF — a proxy for longer term debt prices — fell about 1% in after hours trading, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust that tracks the benchmark index for U.S. stocks dropped 0.4%.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 May 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 25 May. 2025.
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