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attaché

[a-ta-shey, at-uh-, uh-tash-ey] / æ tæˈʃeɪ, ˌæt ə-, əˈtæʃ eɪ /
NOUN
attaché case
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“It’s a five alarm emergency that’s dividing North America from Europe,” said John Foreman, a former U.K. defense attaché in Moscow and Kyiv.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

Earlier this year, British diplomat Capt Adrian Coghill was given a week to leave Russia, days after the Russian defence attaché was expelled from London for alleged espionage as an "undeclared military intelligence officer".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2024

The German government made that offer also to the Israeli military attaché in Berlin, Boris Pistorius told reporters on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times Oct. 11, 2023

As an indication of warming ties, the Israeli military earlier on Monday appointed a colonel as defence attaché to Morocco.

From Reuters Jul. 17, 2023

On the fourth day, however, an attaché of the Marshal's office came to the jail, and calling for John Scully informed him that his presence was required by General Winder.

From The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, by Allan Pinkerton

Military attachés, too, from a variety of embassies are observing the drill from a viewing platform.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

The others include the head of chancery and the former and current financial attachés at the country's mission to the United Nations in New York.

From Reuters Nov. 26, 2021

Britain installed climate attachés in its embassies around the world.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2021

In the early 1950s, the US government, in particular the Department of State and the CIA, tried using independent scientists as attachés — actually, spies.

From Nature Oct. 30, 2018

One of our young attachés was on board, bringing over despatches, and they say he looked green when he finally did arrive.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington




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