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 yapping mutts were just a sideshow, however, to the main event, which was announced from a dais by Sarah Furness, a local dignitary: the unveiling of Britain’s first memorial statue to Queen Elizabeth II.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
“I’d so much hoped . . .” he stammeringly repeated, looking up at the great dignitary with pleading and distracted eyes.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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
Barton continues to tour nationwide, speaking at hundreds of conferences and events a year, including July’s Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, along with Johnson and other conservative dignitaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
It will be attended by athletes from 74 nations and territories as well as dignitaries including Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Scotland's First Minister John Swinney and the First Minister of Wales Rhun ap Iorwerth.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
One afternoon a pair of foreign dignitaries toured the mill, and Mr. Marsden brought them over to watch Lyddie work.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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