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After running a campaign along these lines, Marcus won the race for consul, gaining the most votes of any candidate.
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Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
Russia's Tass news agency earlier said the dead included at least two children, citing the country's consul in Hurghada.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
Rubinstein, the band’s media manager, called contacts in Thailand and learned that the Russian consul in Phuket was likely behind their detention.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The federal prosecutor for the Wyoming Territory reported afterward that local authorities had hoped Frederick Bee, the Chinese consul in San Francisco, would arrange for Chinese testimony, but none materialized.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
Russia's Tass news agency earlier said the dead included at least two children, citing the country's consul in Hurghada.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
Rubinstein, the band’s media manager, called contacts in Thailand and learned that the Russian consul in Phuket was likely behind their detention.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The federal prosecutor for the Wyoming Territory reported afterward that local authorities had hoped Frederick Bee, the Chinese consul in San Francisco, would arrange for Chinese testimony, but none materialized.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
Noun
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The American Foreign Service Association, a union that represents tens of thousands of former and current diplomats, said Friday the layoffs are an indication to allies the U.S. is retreating from the global arena.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
11 July 2025
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Details of the talks remain scarce, but the Wall Street Journal, quoting an unnamed EU diplomat, reported that EU Commission officials have told member states options boil down to accepting an agreement that heavily favors the U.S. or rejecting a deal and facing more unpredictability.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
8 July 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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That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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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
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Eric Toms, supervisory deputy U.S. Marshal with the District of Boise, said the agency was receiving more tips from the public following the statement the task force released Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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Decker had searched online for information about moving to Canada days before his children were killed, a deputy US Marshal said in a court affidavit.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Putin's and Peskov's statements show Moscow has not abandoned its war aims, which include government change, a pro-Russian proxy government in Kyiv, and limitations on Ukraine's military.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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The church, through its Board of Pensions, plans to present the proposal at the company’s annual stockholder meeting later this summer, according to Albertsons’ annual proxy statement released June 20.—
Angela Palermo
July 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 July 2025
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Earlier this week Ukraine’s foreign minister said that in June alone, Russia launched over 330 missiles, including nearly 80 ballistic missiles, 5,000 combat drones, and 5,000 gliding bombs against Ukraine.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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Bargaining Chips Officially, Russia's military objectives remain unchanged since Putin outlined a peace plan in June of last year and later reiterated to Newsweek by Russia's former ambassador to the U.S. and foreign minister.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Wednesday saw Kardashian, a Balenciaga brand ambassador, dressed in a white latex Balenciaga dress with matching boot stilettos.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Their student ambassador program is growing fast and new Claude Builder Clubs are popping up at universities around the world.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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