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consulate

[kon-suh-lit] / ˈkɒn sə lɪt /
NOUN
embassy
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Before that I lived in what had been the Philippine consulate near Grauman’s Chinese.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse repeatedly brought up a letter from Saudi Arabia’s Los Angeles consulate that said it would cover Alfozan’s entire bail bond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Belgium's Foreign Minister, Maxime Prevot, said a car from its consulate was damaged and that a French mayor, Bernard Baudoux, was assaulted.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The British consulate handles "political, commercial, security and economic interests between the UK and Palestine", according to its website as well as providing consular services to British nationals in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Steaming plates of food were passed around as Habib told them how, although neither the American consulate nor Nargis had tracked down Mariam yet, it was only a matter of time before she’d be found.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

At times, he admitted in the plea, he falsely claimed to have previously worked for the DEA, claimed to be an attorney or claimed to be doing work with or at U.S. consulates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Rubio will visit Kolkata, home to Mother Teresa and one of the oldest US consulates, as well as the world-iconic Taj Mahal in Agra and palace-filled Jaipur.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Since the outbreak of conflict, the State Department has drawn down nonemergency staff at 10 embassies and consulates throughout the region, and fully suspended operations at the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

Until this week, only Iceland and the US had formal diplomatic consulates in Nuuk.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

Since 2002, the Beijing government had been attempting—with considerable success—to stop North Koreans from rushing into foreign embassies and consulates to seek asylum.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden


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