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dignitary

[dig-ni-ter-ee] / ˈdɪg nɪˌtɛr i /


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He offers Gruel a lazy thumbs-up, accepts the chef’s joke about cooking for a dignitary and immediately turns to the camera to recite the show’s mission statement.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Zach Witkoff also met Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in April of last year, during a visit where he was feted like a visiting dignitary, with a fireworks display in his honor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

"Almost certainly you've got a major local dignitary making themselves at home here," he added.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026

The Secret Service, the CHP and Los Angeles police do not discuss details of dignitary protection in terms of deployment, numbers, or travel teams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

A doorman, dressed up as a dignitary with a flaming red band across his white ruffled shirt, opened the car door for them.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Johnson was in Kyiv to attend the Yalta European Strategy Conference, along with other dignitaries including national security advisoes from the U.K.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

They joined other dignitaries for King Harald's funeral before flying on to Iceland for a brief visit and then to Canada for further talks.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The president, his family and White House employees would have secure underground space, Sauer said, while a “totally secure ballroom space” would provide a new level of protection for guests and foreign dignitaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Sobers' body lay in state at the Barbados parliament on Monday and at the Kensington Oval on Tuesday, with national dignitaries and members of the public able to pay their respects.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Our dinner was followed by farewell toasts and goodbyes as the generals and dignitaries drifted to the hotel lobby.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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