dignitary
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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
Archie always spoke to him with respectful formality, as to a judge or visiting dignitary.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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A Russian drone had just hit a locomotive near the same border, and a special train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European dignitaries, had passed through minutes before.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
But the event also was a chance for billionaire business leaders to mingle with the Chinese dignitaries, top U.S. officials and Trump himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"Unesco firmly condemns all attacks against cultural property protected under international law," he told gathered dignitaries, including President Volodymyr Zelensky.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The solicitor general said a new and secure ballroom is also crucial for social gatherings and foreign dignitaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“The Empire State Building has been the location of dozens of movies, the reception site of foreign dignitaries, and even had a World War Two bomber crash into the seventy-ninth floor in 1945.”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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