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Recent Examples of legation
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
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
The Harrison administration in turn removed the US legation from Rome.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2021
Handwritten letters in neat cursive from officials in the Chinese legation to Thomas Bayard, the Secretary of State, read like a diary of violence.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
Those who accepted, agreed not to pursue legation action against Epstein's estate.
—Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2021
During the pandemic, the legation quickly switched to online events, bringing Moroccan musicians to audiences around the world and allowing those of us longing for an escape to whisk away, if just for an hour or two.
—Graham Cornwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2021
Hoeck initially looked into the legation as a research project, determining that the Texas emissaries lived and worked at different boarding houses in Washington.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020
CBS News, 17 Jan. 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
The Harrison administration in turn removed the US legation from Rome.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2021
Handwritten letters in neat cursive from officials in the Chinese legation to Thomas Bayard, the Secretary of State, read like a diary of violence.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
Those who accepted, agreed not to pursue legation action against Epstein's estate.
—Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2021
During the pandemic, the legation quickly switched to online events, bringing Moroccan musicians to audiences around the world and allowing those of us longing for an escape to whisk away, if just for an hour or two.
—Graham Cornwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2021
Hoeck initially looked into the legation as a research project, determining that the Texas emissaries lived and worked at different boarding houses in Washington.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legation
Noun
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Last week, the State Department paused the scheduling of new student visa interviews at embassies across the world to look into intensifying the scrutiny of applicants’ social media accounts, citing concerns about antisemitism and terrorism.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Stocks were volatile during the session after Beijing said Thursday that Trump and China President Xi Jinping held a phone call, which was initiated by Trump, according to Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese embassy in the U.S.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 May 2025
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The last two test missions — Flight 7 in January and Flight 8 in March — ended in explosive failures.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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“Legation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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