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Recent Examples of consul
At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.
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Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Reforma, Rocha, a Mexican businessman who also serves as a consul of Guatemala in Mexico, is considered by FRG to be an alleged leader of a criminal organization that smuggles fuel in boats through the Usumacinta River and then in trucks to Querétaro, Mexico.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
In the letter Leclerc demanded to enter the port while denying that in sending these troops, part of the largest expedition to ever sail from France, the first consul intended to reinstate slavery.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
On May 1, the Guatemalan vice consul and a female staffer in Tucson visited Mateo to check on her well-being after receiving a notification from CBP.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, AZCentral.com, 6 May 2025
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Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Reforma, Rocha, a Mexican businessman who also serves as a consul of Guatemala in Mexico, is considered by FRG to be an alleged leader of a criminal organization that smuggles fuel in boats through the Usumacinta River and then in trucks to Querétaro, Mexico.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
In the letter Leclerc demanded to enter the port while denying that in sending these troops, part of the largest expedition to ever sail from France, the first consul intended to reinstate slavery.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
On May 1, the Guatemalan vice consul and a female staffer in Tucson visited Mateo to check on her well-being after receiving a notification from CBP.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, AZCentral.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
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Targeting Castro may leave Cuban officials little room to maneuver, cautioned former diplomat Zúñiga.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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Such tools can remotely hack into phones and have been abused repeatedly by governments around the world that have used them not only to counter national security threats, but also to spy on political rivals, diplomats, human rights activists and journalists.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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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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If a bishop or a nuncio—one of the Vatican's ambassadors in the country—has an issue, the Pope is very quick to respond.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Dicastery for Bishops organizes such appointments, via the Vatican’s ambassador to the country—the nuncio.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Malo Gusto is his clear deputy, with Acheampong or Sarr also able to slide out to right-back.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Donald Whitaker, 80, and his 79-year-old wife, Karen Whitaker, were discovered by Riverside County sheriff’s deputies around noon Friday in their home.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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Age has long been a proxy because the risk of breast cancer rises as women get older.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Follower count was a social signal and a rough indicator of reach and cultural relevance, not a proxy for revenue, trust or commercial momentum.—
Rhea Karo,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Footage showing kneeling detainees sparks outrage from Israel’s foreign minister, rights advocates and governments in Italy, Turkey and Greece, who accuse Israel of abuse, humiliation and damaging its international standing.—
Natalie Melzer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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South Korea’s foreign minister said on Wednesday a Korean tanker was crossing the strait in cooperation with Iran.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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The actor and Louis Vuitton ambassador posed at Palais des Festivals during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival wearing the black leather pair just under the knee, with a wide pull-on shaft left open around the calf.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The cruise line established its Global Fresh Fish Program in 2023, with celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto as the program’s ambassador.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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