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embassy

[em-buh-see] / ˈɛm bə si /
NOUN
residence, offices of overseas representatives
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He said the "distressed" Ghanaians had registered at the country's embassy in Pretoria to be rescued in response to an advisory by the foreign ministry "following the latest wave of xenophobic attacks".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington D.C., said via e-mail that the two leaders would discuss “major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development.”

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington D.C., said via e-mail that the two leaders would discuss “major issues concerning China-U.S. relations and world peace and development.”

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The Chinese embassy has previously denounced their arrests as a “malicious fabrication.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Later, the Agency sent an inexperienced undercover agent, codenamed COMPASS, to pose as a janitor at a residence hall for American embassy staff in Moscow.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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