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consulate

[kon-suh-lit] / ˈkɒn sə lɪt /
NOUN
embassy
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Landry and Howery appeared for photo ops and opened a new, bigger consulate building, as protesters shouted outside.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

UK officials had anticipated one likely reaction from Israel would be the enforced closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem, which has indeed happened.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The only real crowds are to be found in the daytime -- at banks, cheap bakeries and outside the Spanish consulate, where hundreds clutch papers and wait to get off the island.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The U.S. consulate rejected Zhou’s visa application in April 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

As the fire approaches, the doors of the French consulate open.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

They were relocated to Musina from various cities where migrants had gathered outside government offices or foreign consulates for help to get home.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

The U.S. has warned the militias are planning more attacks and has told citizens to stay away from the embassy and consulates in Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Soon after the announcement, U.S. consulates began rescheduling appointments for future dates, some as late as summer 2026, leaving employees who required appointments unable to return.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

Hundreds of Indian professionals who traveled home this month to renew their U.S. work visas have found themselves unexpectedly stranded, after U.S. consulates abruptly canceled and rescheduled H‑1B interview appointments amid expanded vetting procedures.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

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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