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Recent Examples of consul
The vice consul’s story also intersects with two flashpoints in Iranian-American relations: a 1953 coup backed by the CIA and the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Also making their company debuts are Korean baritone Kidon Choi as U.S. Embassy consul Sharpless and American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Doche as Suzuki, Cio-Cio San’s faithful maid.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
The conflict took place while Rome’s consuls were waging a military campaign elsewhere.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
The deeper characters in this production are her maid, Suzuki, and Sharpless, the American consul.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Also making their company debuts are Korean baritone Kidon Choi as U.S. Embassy consul Sharpless and American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Doche as Suzuki, Cio-Cio San’s faithful maid.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
The conflict took place while Rome’s consuls were waging a military campaign elsewhere.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
The deeper characters in this production are her maid, Suzuki, and Sharpless, the American consul.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
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Since Trump's victory, Musk has gone to bat for his Cabinet appointees on X, joined meetings with world leaders and diplomats, and even led opposition to a temporary spending bill passed in December.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Negotiations have been ongoing for two years, a third diplomat with knowledge of the release said, with several rounds of talks between the U.S. and Taliban mediated by the Qataris in Doha.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 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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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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Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.—
Michelle Boorstein,
Washington Post,
5 July 2024
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One of Trump’s deputy chiefs of staff, James Blair, will be a liaison to Congress.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump plans to invoke a national emergency at the border as a way to unlock funding from the Defense Department for the administration’s use, according to Stephen Miller, Trump’s incoming deputy chief of staff for policy.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Bitcoin proxies MicroStrategy and Mara Holdings gained 8% and 8.8%, respectively.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the dispute is becoming a proxy for broader debates about civility.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday afternoon Frederiksen emerged and, flanked by her foreign minister and her defense minister, made a statement.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2025
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After Frederiksen's conversation with Trump, Denmark's foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen called a meeting for members of the foreign policy committee, per Reuters.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Identify decision-makers, sponsors, ambassadors and critics who impact your project.—
Chaitra Vedullapalli,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Zakhar Perez has booked a new role: Lacoste underwear ambassador.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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