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Recent Examples of embassy
Iconic images of South Vietnamese fleeing to the US embassy for safety and evacuation remain part of the war’s legacy.
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Britain approved in January China’s plans to build Beijing’s largest embassy in Europe in London, leading critics to accuse Starmer of prioritizing economic ties over security risks, although UK security officials said these could be mitigated.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Franklin Nossiter of the International Crisis Group told Semafor that JNIM is unlikely to directly target the US embassy in Bamako.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Meanwhile, Dorka Pinczes, a student, boarded a busy tram to the Hungarian embassy in the Hague to vote for the first time in Hungary’s election.
—Alexandra Levy, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Britain approved in January China’s plans to build Beijing’s largest embassy in Europe in London, leading critics to accuse Starmer of prioritizing economic ties over security risks, although UK security officials said these could be mitigated.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Franklin Nossiter of the International Crisis Group told Semafor that JNIM is unlikely to directly target the US embassy in Bamako.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Meanwhile, Dorka Pinczes, a student, boarded a busy tram to the Hungarian embassy in the Hague to vote for the first time in Hungary’s election.
—Alexandra Levy, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embassy
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Her husband, King Gojong, subsequently sought refuge in the Russian legation and later proclaimed the Great Korean (Dae Han) Empire in 1897 in a symbolic assertion of sovereignty that failed to halt Japan’s advance.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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King Gojong fled to the Russian legation in Seoul in February 1896, governing from foreign soil, a national humiliation that underscored Korea's loss of sovereignty.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Despite opposition, DiZoglio’s mission to audit the Legislature moved a step closer when the SJC ordered Campbell to decide whether to represent DiZoglio before the court or to allow DiZoglio to hire outside counsel in the legal dispute.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Researchers believe the engine could significantly reduce launch costs while increasing payload capacity for future space missions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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“Embassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embassy. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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