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Recent Examples of consul
Will be rendered speechless by a missing button on the blouse of the wife of the Swiss consul, and the way the wind brushed back Agafya’s hair to show her collarbone.
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Daniel Mason, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In his role as consul, Marcus uncovered the conspiracy and persuaded the senate to declare war on Catiline, who was subsequently killed in battle.
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
The diplomatic engagement also follows the Taliban’s appointment of an acting consul in the Afghan consulate in Bombay in November, the same month India’s joint secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs visited Kabul.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Kate Leonard, the honorary consul of Japan in San Diego, encouraged me to apply after reading my Mother’s Day opinion essay in The San Diego Union-Tribune.
—Eva Kurima, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Mason, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
In his role as consul, Marcus uncovered the conspiracy and persuaded the senate to declare war on Catiline, who was subsequently killed in battle.
—Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
The diplomatic engagement also follows the Taliban’s appointment of an acting consul in the Afghan consulate in Bombay in November, the same month India’s joint secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs visited Kabul.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Kate Leonard, the honorary consul of Japan in San Diego, encouraged me to apply after reading my Mother’s Day opinion essay in The San Diego Union-Tribune.
—Eva Kurima, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
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Russia has not permitted U.S. diplomats to visit Hubbard in detention and has refused to say where he is being held, according to the State Department and his family.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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If Denmark didn’t strike a deal to sell the Islands, would American troops take them by force, the diplomat wanted to know.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 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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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.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 9, for instance, the papal nuncio to Nicaragua, accompanied by a Nicaraguan cardinal and a bishop, was attacked by a pro-Sandinista mob, after Ortega had accused them of participating in a conspiracy against the government.—
Gioconda Belli,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2018
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Sherman put his singing and acting career on hold and transitioned into working as a paramedic and later a technical reserve police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and a reserve deputy sheriff with the San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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On June 8, 2022, U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase get out of a taxi that stopped in front of a current justice's house at roughly 1:05 a.m., according to an FBI affidavit filed in court.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The rule, which tables the proxy voting for new parents push, was adopted 213-211 mostly along party lines.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Johnson, who considers proxy voting to be unconstitutional, said any further floor action was halted and sent members home.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2025
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This weekend’s talks are expected to be at a high level and include Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and reportedly Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Russia and much else.—
Steven Erlanger,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Iran's foreign minister confirmed that a response was sent back to Washington.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In January, Trump named Gibson, along with Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight, as special ambassadors to Hollywood.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Not content with scrapping his role as a club ambassador, United could look into selling Fergie as a commodity.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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