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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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
King Gojong, seeking to maintain Korean sovereignty, had fled to the Russian legation in Seoul in February 1896 following the assassination of Queen Min by Japanese agents the previous year.
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Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.
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Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Aug. 2025
But after about a month, his typing skills landed him a job as a typist at the American legation in Stockholm, DiGeorge said.
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Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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.
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Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
Perle not only greeted them but invited them to dinner that night with the legation's employees.
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CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
King Gojong, seeking to maintain Korean sovereignty, had fled to the Russian legation in Seoul in February 1896 following the assassination of Queen Min by Japanese agents the previous year.
—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.
—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Aug. 2025
But after about a month, his typing skills landed him a job as a typist at the American legation in Stockholm, DiGeorge said.
—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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
Perle not only greeted them but invited them to dinner that night with the legation's employees.
—
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legation
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The embassy will be built at the Allenby compound in southern Jerusalem.
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Foreign Ministries that still treat social media as a press office afterthought, something handled by a junior staffer posting embassy photos, are leaving real influence on the table.
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Their 10-day mission around the moon and back to Earth began with the roaring ignition of SLS's four RS-25 engines and two massive solid rocket boosters (SRBs).
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The video explores how robotic missions, lunar resources, nuclear power, and advanced spacecraft systems are laying the foundation for future human missions.
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“Legation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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