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consulate

[kon-suh-lit] / ˈkɒn sə lɪt /
NOUN
embassy
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She is understood to have been in touch with police in Dubai and the consulate of Azerbaijan - the country Javadli is from.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Relations were severed a year later after protesters attacked Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran and consulate in the northwestern city of Mashhad, following Riyadh's execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The demonstrators turned their backs on the US consulate building and observed two minutes of silence to express their displeasure with the United States.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Another protester, 25-year-old Parnuna Olsen, questioned why the US needed a consulate in Greenland at all.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Then, after six months inside the consulate, Shin flew to Seoul, where the South Korean National Intelligence Service took an uncommon interest in him.

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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