consul
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The honorary consul of Poland in Northern Ireland, Jerome Mullen, said he had never experienced such a tragedy in his 18 years in the job.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The museum contacted Ankara because the piece "had been donated by the wife of a US consul general who served in Istanbul in the 1940s", she said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
“The Marble Faun” was published in 1860, a year before Confederate guns fired on Fort Sumter, and seven years after the author’s college friend, President Franklin Pierce, appointed him U.S. consul in Liverpool, England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
According to the consul, Mexico is currently the sixth most visited country in the world and the vast majority of tourists who visit the country have no major complaints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
So she said, “Actually, I can read it,” speaking half to Dr. Lanselius and half to Farder Coram, and it was the consul who responded.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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Thursday’s summit was attended by consuls and other senior officials from G-7 nations and the European Union, and lawmakers and representatives from economic organizations, labor unions and other organizations.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
In some cases, government officials acknowledged not knowing how many consuls they had appointed or whether any had been convicted of crimes.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022
Once consuls are in place, the memo said, they would remain accountable to the governments they represent.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022
The Centuriate Assembly voted on the consuls each year, declared war and peace, and acted as a court of appeal in legal cases involving the death penalty.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Despite the emergency, two foreign consuls were playing tennis on the grass courts out back.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Before We Were Free
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The Roman Republic, Lessons 1–2
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Chapter 11: Rome: Republic to Empire
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