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consulate

[kon-suh-lit] / ˈkɒn sə lɪt /
NOUN
embassy
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On September 8, Saar ordered the British consulate to close.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The current consulate building sits in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has previously said that they do not want the consulate to close.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Landry and Howery appeared for photo ops and opened a new, bigger consulate building, as protesters shouted outside.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

We could probably find someone to carry a message to Mr. Washburn at the consulate.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

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

American citizens were urged to check "the latest security updates" with nearby embassies and consulates, and given hotlines for if they need help leaving the region.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 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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