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embassy

[em-buh-see] / ˈɛm bə si /
NOUN
residence, offices of overseas representatives
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“Furthermore, image errors on steep slopes and high-precision monitoring over vast and complex terrain remain an international challenge,” the embassy said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

China’s embassy in Nepal in recent days has responded to some Nepalese media reports and social-media comments that asked whether China had failed to provide Nepal with a warning.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The Kremlin is yet to put forward a replacement but Russia's embassy to the UK told the BBC it did not reflect an intention to downgrade diplomatic relations between the two nations.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

"At this stage, no official requests or notifications have been received by the Embassy or the Consulate General in Sydney, either from the Australian authorities or from the individual concerned," the embassy said.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

American agents routinely intercepted cables between the South Vietnamese embassy and Saigon, and listened in on Bui Diem’s phone conversations.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The State IG is busy scrutinizing embassies, much as the Agriculture IG focuses on food-stamp fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The BBC has contacted the US embassies of Canada, India, Mexico, Japan, South Korea and other trading partners listed in the report for comment.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Once full of prerevolutionary mansions, it now houses many embassies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

An image published on social media by Iranian embassies abroad put Ghalibaf centre stage in the Iranian negotiating team, looking animated and gesturing with his hand, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi busied himself with teacups.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Bert Lewyn and his father stood in line at the Bolivian and then at the Chilean embassies, trying desperately to apply for a visa to South America.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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