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Recent Examples of deputation
An article published in the British Medical Journal describes their close call with the authorities, A Nazi deputation consisting of an elderly doctor and two younger assistants was sent to investigate the results sent by Drs.
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputation
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov led the delegations that met at the Diriyah Palace in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Prince Joachim and Princess Marie live with their kids in the United States and traveled to Canada to support the Danish delegation at the seventh cycle of the international adaptive sports tournament for veterans that Prince Harry launched in 2014 as a means for healing.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Japanese government promptly purchased more than 100 copies of Yardley’s book, sending it to embassies and legations to encourage them to strengthen their codes.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Perle not only greeted them but invited them to dinner that night with the legation's employees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The study makes several recommendations to improve assessment accuracy in both offices.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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For me, anywhere meant a day around the office, but Aerflo as a brand really digs into the idea of anywhere.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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He was devastated when his son ditched medical school after being indoctrinated into his church and was inspired to become a missionary.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Image Foreign Christian missionaries have kept their distance from Kosovo’s conversion campaign.—
Fatjona Mejdini,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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Trump contends that efforts to limit local coordination on immigration shield violent criminals from deportation, although studies have found immigrants living in the country without authorization are not more likely to commit crimes than the general population.—
Grace Hase,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Approved authorization to apply for a redevelopment grant from the state Department of Employment and Economic Development.—
Janean Sorrell,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The monastery was founded here in 874, at the site of one of the country’s first Christian churches, built in 305, following a dream a hermit-monk who’d lived for ten years on the island had about the 12 apostles.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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Brigham Young and the 11 other apostles had to draw strings to see who was going to talk to be the next prophet.—
Abbey White,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some supporters of Trump’s preference note that this demonstrates the continuing affection that elites have for globalism regardless of their nominal placement on left or right.—
Henry Olsen,
National Review,
7 Feb. 2025
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Superman Aries placements are most like Superman, the ultimate superhero in the DC universe.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Daniel Mason,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Deputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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